The
Board of Commissioners meets twice monthly on the second and fourth
Tuesdays (see Calendar). The minutes
for each meeting are available on this Web site (see
Minutes).
 Mission
Statement
Powers.
(a) The board of commissioners shall be the governing authority
of Hart County, Georgia, and shall have the power and authority
to fix and establish, by appropriate ordinance or resolution entered
on its minutes, policies, rules, and regulations governing all
matters reserved to its exclusive jurisdiction, which policies,
rules, and regulations, when so adopted, with proper entry thereof
made on the minutes of the board of commissioners, shall be conclusive
and binding on those affected thereby. The policies, rules, and
regulations so adopted by the board of commissioners shall be
carried out, executed, and enforced by the chairman and other
designated administrative officers of the county. The board of
commissioners of Hart County shall have exclusive jurisdiction
and control over the following matters:
[1] Levying taxes for county purposes;
[2] Controlling all of the property belonging to the county as
they may deem expedient according to law, including the proceeds
of the sale of any and all bonds which may have heretofore been
authorized or which may hereafter be authorized in the county;
[3] Supervising tax collector's and tax receiver's books;
[4] Allowing the insolvent list of the county;
[5] Settling all claims and accounts of officers having the care,
management, or disbursement of funds belonging to the county and
bringing them to settlement;
[6] Providing for the poor of the county;
[7] And for the promotion of health as granted by law or not inconsistent
with law;
[8] To examine the tax digest of the county for the correction
of errors;
[9] Regulating or fixing license fees as may be provided by law;
[10] Requiring any county officer or department to submit budget
information and budget requests;
[11] Maintaining and operating the county public correctional
institution or other similar facility of the county as provided
by law, and employing and fixing the salaries of all employees
such as superintendents, wardens, and guards of convicts;
[12] Providing an annual budget and acting on all budgetary matters
and budgetary requests;
[13] Having and exercising all the power heretofore vested in
the commissioner of roads and bridges and board of finance; and
[14] Exercising such other powers and duties as are now or as
may be hereafter provided by law for governing authorities of
counties, by whatever name called, or as may be necessary, incidental,
or convenient to their jurisdiction over county matters and county
finances.
(b) The board of commissioners of Hart County may exercise any
of the powers listed in subparagraph
(a) of paragraph III of section II of article IX of the Constitution
of the State of Georgia in the unincorporated areas of Hart County
and no other governmental entity or municipality shall exercise
any of such powers outside its own boundaries except by contract
with the board of commissioners of Hart County. back
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Division
of Districts (b) For the purpose
of electing members of the board of commissioners, Hart County
is divided into five commissioner districts as follows:back
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Commissioner
District 1: Hart County VTD: 0001 Hartwell (Part) Tract:
9604. Blocks: 219, 220B, 221, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251,
252, 253, 328B, 330B, 345, 346, 347 Tract: 9605. Blocks: 104A,
104B, 105A, 105E, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115,
116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 227A,
243A, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 314, 315, 316, 317,
318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 333, 405, 406, 407A, 407B, 407C, 407D,
408, 409A, 409B, 412C, 412D, 413A, 413B, 414A, 414B, 415, 416,
417, 418, 419, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449B, 450B, 451, 452, 453,
454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466,
467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 475, 476, 477, 560 VTD: 0003
Cokesbury (Part) Tract: 9604. Blocks: 459, 463, 464 Tract: 9605.
Blocks: 421, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444,
474, 521, 522, 523, 553, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 563, 575,
577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589,
590, 591 VTD: 0007 Bio (Part) Tract: 9604. Blocks: 401, 402, 403,
414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 424, 437 Tract: 9605.
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Commissioner
District 2:
Hart County VTD: 0001 Hartwell (Part) Tract: 9601. Blocks: 426,
427 Tract: 9605. Blocks: 101, 103, 104C, 105B, 105C, 105D, 108,
201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213,
214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227B, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235A, 235B, 236, 237,
238, 239A, 239B, 239C, 240, 241, 242, 243B, 244, 245, 246, 247,
248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 401, 402, 403, 426, 427, 428, 429,
430, 431, 501, 502, 503, 504, 514, 515, 593 VTD: 0003 Cokesbury
(Part) Tract: 9605. Blocks: 404, 420, 422, 423, 424, 425, 432,
433, 434, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 516, 517,
518, 519, 520, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533,
534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546,
547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 592, 594, 595, 596, 597 VTD: 0004
Reed Creek (Part) Tract: 9601. Blocks: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105,
106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,
119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131,
132, 133, 134, 139, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170,
171, 172, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 193, 201, 202, 203, 204,
205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217,
218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230,
231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243,
244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307,
308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320,
321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333,
334, 335, 336, 337, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415,
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Commissioner
District 3:
Hart County VTD: 0001 Hartwell (Part) Tract: 9601. Blocks: 523A,
524, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538A, 538B, 539, 540A, 540B,
541, 542A, 542B, 552 Tract: 9604. Blocks: 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D,
101E, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106A, 106B, 107A, 107B, 107C, 108, 109A,
109B, 109C, 109D, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,
119, 120A, 120B, 121, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,
129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141,
142, 143, 144, 201A, 201B, 201C, 202A, 202B, 203, 204A, 204B,
204C, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209A, 209B, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214,
215A, 215B, 216, 217, 218A, 218B, 220A, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 254,
255, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312,
313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325,
326, 327, 328A, 329, 330A, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337,
338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344 Tract: 9605. Blocks: 102, 309,
310, 311, 312, 313, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 410, 411, 412A, 412B, 449A, 450A VTD:
0005 Bowersville (Part) Tract: 9601. Blocks: 520, 521, 522, 523B,
544, 545 Tract: 9602. Blocks: 338, 365, 366, 367 back
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Commissioner
District 4: Hart
County VTD: 0001 Hartwell (Part) Tract: 9601. Blocks: 419, 423,
424, 425, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515,
516, 517, 518, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531 VTD: 0004 Reed
Creek (Part) Tract: 9601. Blocks: 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141,
142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149A, 149B, 150, 151, 152,
153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158A, 158B, 159, 160, 161, 173, 174,
175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 401,
402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 417, 418, 420, 421, 422, 433, 435, 436,
437, 438 VTD: 0005 Bowersville (Part) Tract: 9602. Blocks: 268,
269, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 301, 302,
303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309A, 309B, 310, 311A, 311B, 312,
313, 314A, 314B, 315, 316, 317A, 317B, 318, 319, 320A, 320B, 321,
322, 323, 324A, 324B, 325A, 325B, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331,
332, 333, 334, 335A, 335B, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343A,
343B, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355,
356, 357, 358A, 358B, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 379, 380,
381A, 381B, 381C, 382A, 382B, 383A, 383B, 384A, 384B, 385, 386,
387A, 387B, 388A, 388B, 389, 390, 391A, 391B, 392, 393, 394A,
394B, 395 VTD: 0006 Shoal Creek back to top of
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Commissioner
District 5:
Hart County VTD: 0002 Goldmine VTD: 0003 Cokesbury (Part) Tract:
9604. Blocks: 460, 461, 462, 465, 467, 468 VTD: 0005 Bowersville
(Part) Tract: 9601. Blocks: 543, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551,
553 Tract: 9602. Blocks: 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375,
376, 377, 378, 397 Tract: 9604. Blocks: 228, 229, 230, 231, 232,
233 VTD: 0007 Bio (Part) Tract: 9604. Blocks: 256, 257, 258, 259,
260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408,
409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 423, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431,
432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445,
446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458,
466, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480,
481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493,
495, 496, 497 Tract: 9605. Blocks: 561, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568,
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For purposes of this section: (1) The terms "tract,"
"block," and "VTD" shall mean and describe
the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of
the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census
of 1990 for the State of Georgia; (2) The term "precinct"
is synonymous with the term "voting precinct" and means
a geographical area designated by O.C.G.A. tit. 21, ch. 2, art.
7 or ch. 3, within which all electors vote at one polling place;
(3) Precinct names and designations following VTD designations
are included for convenience only; and in the event the description
of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical
boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named
precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the
census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for
the State of Georgia shall control; (4) Any part of Hart County
which is not included in any commissioner district described in
this section shall be included within that commissioner district
contiguous to such part which contains the least population according
to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of
Georgia; and (5) Any part of Hart County which is described in
this section as being included in a particular commissioner district
shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district
if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district.
Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that
commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the
least population according to the United States decennial census
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Section
10. Compensation.
(a) The chairman of the board of commissioners shall receive a
salary of $793.72 per month payable from the funds of Hart County.
(b) The other members of the board of commissioners shall receive
a salary of $476.23 per month payable from the funds of Hart County.
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Section
2. Commissioners terms. (a) Inasmuch
as the present board of commissioners in office on February 1,
1993, holds office pursuant to the terms of a consent order entered
on May 4, 1989, in the case of Mayfield, et al. v. Crittendon,
et al. (U.S. District Court Case No. 88-56-ATH (DF)), and given
that the present five commissioners have all been elected for
full four-year terms as prescribed by said consent order, there
is no need for a special election. Accordingly, the members of
the present board of commissioners are hereby appointed to serve
out the remainder of their terms; specifically, Mr.
R. C. Oglesby shall serve as commissioner from commissioner
district 1 until his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant
to section 2(c) below; Mr. Dan Reyen shall
serve as commissioner from commissioner district 2 until his successor
is duly elected and qualified pursuant to section 2(b) below;
Mr. Gary Mize shall serve as commissioner
from commissioner district 3 until his successor is duly elected
and qualified pursuant to section 2(c) below; Mr.
Ken Brown shall serve as commissioner from commissioner
district 4 until his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant
to section 2(b) below; and Mr. Joey Dorsey
shall serve as commissioner from commissioner district 5 until
his successor is duly elected and qualified pursuant to section
2(c) below. (b) At the general election in 1994, members of the
board of commissioners shall be elected from commissioner districts
2 and 4. Each such member shall serve for a term of four years
and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. (c) At
the general election in 1996, members of the board of commissioners
shall be elected from commissioner districts 1, 3, and 5. At the
general election in 1996 and every four years thereafter, successors
to such members shall be elected and shall serve for terms of
office of four years and until their successors are elected and
qualified. (d) All such elections shall be held and conducted
as provided by O.C.G.A. tit. 21, ch. 2, the "Georgia Election
Code," as amended, from time to time. (e) The members of
the board shall be elected in the general election which shall
take place immediately prior to the expiration of their respective
terms of office. Candidates who are elected to office shall take
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Section
4. Qualifications.
Members of the board of commissioners shall be citizens of this
state who have been residents of their respective commissioner
districts for not less than 12 months preceding their qualification
as a candidate and on election day and shall hold no other elective
public office. Should a member of the board of commissioners move
his or her residence from the commissioner district from which
he or she was elected, such position on the board of commissioners
shall be declared vacant by the election superintendent who shall
call and hold an election to fill said vacancy in accordance with
section 5 of this act. The office of county commissioner shall
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Sec.
2-66. Regular meetings. Regular
meetings of the board of commissioners shall be held at 5:30 p.m.
on the second Tuesday of each month and at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth
Tuesday of each month. All regular meetings shall be held in the
commission meeting room at the county administrative and emergency
services building. A notice shall be posted and maintained containing
this information in a conspicuous place available to the general
public at the regular meeting place of the board and on the bulletin
board at the county courthouse. (Ord. of 3-12-1996, § 1-15)
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The board
of commissioners shall meet at least twice each month for the
transaction of public business pertaining to county matters which
shall be held in an appropriate place at the courthouse of Hart
County. The meetings shall be held at such times as the board
shall prescribe by ordinance or resolution. At least one of the
two regular meetings shall be an evening meeting. The board shall
hold such other meetings as shall be called by the chairman or
by a majority of the members of the board. The board may also
appoint or designate any one or more of its members to transact
such business connected with the duties of the board, between
regular meetings, as the board deems proper. A regular meeting
of the board of commissioners may be canceled, rescheduled or
moved to a new location within the county by the chairman for
any reason. Other special meetings may be scheduled by the chairman
or at the request of two commissioners. Whenever a rescheduled
regular meeting or any other special meeting is to be held at
a time and place other than the regularly scheduled time and place,
written notice shall be posted for at least 24 hours at the place
of the regular meetings. In addition, written or oral notice shall
be given by the clerk, county administrator or chairman at least
24 hours in advance of the meeting to either the legal organ of
the county or a newspaper having a circulation equal to that of
the legal organ and to each member of the board of commissioners
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Public
participation
in meetings of the board of commissioners is encouraged and shall
be permitted in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) Public comments. The final agenda item of the meeting shall
be reserved for comments from the public. All members of the public
who wish to address the board should, when possible, submit their
name and the topic of their comments to the county administrator
at least three business days before the board meeting in order
for the commissioners to prepare an appropriate response if such
is required. These individuals will be allotted five minutes to
make their comments, and their comments must be limited to their
chosen topic. These limits may be waived by a majority vote of
the board. (c) Public participation on agenda items. By a ruling
of the chair or a majority vote of the board, public comment on
an agenda item may be allowed at the time the item is being considered
by the board. These comments must be limited to the subject being
debated. Members of the public should stand, state their name
and address, and speak for no more than five minutes. Members
of the public may speak only once on any individual agenda topic.
These limits may be waived by a majority vote of the board. Any
member of the public wishing to speak on a topic must first be
recognized by the chairman before addressing the board A quorum
must be present for conducting meetings of the board of commissioners.
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Executive
sessions
of the board of commissioners may be held for the purpose of conducting
business excepted from public access requirements of the Georgia
Open Meetings Act, O.C.G.A. §§ 50-14-1--50-14-6 and
relating to: (1) Potential or pending litigation matters; (2)
Potential purchase or sale of real estate by the county government;
and/or (3) Discussion of sensitive personnel matters where rights
of employee privacy might be involved. Any vote taken as a result
of discussions in an executive session shall be taken in an open
meeting. (b) No executive session shall be held except pursuant
to a majority affirmative vote of the board of commissioners taken
in a public meeting. The minutes of the public meeting shall reflect
the names of the commissioners present, those voting for the executive
session and the specific reason for the executive session. Minutes
of the executive session may be maintained by the clerk of the
board of commissioners at the discretion of the chairman or by
a majority vote of the commissioners present. Any such minutes
shall be maintained in a confidential file and shall not be subject
to disclosure; except that disclosures of such portions of minutes
identifying real estate to be acquired or sold by the board may
be delayed only until such as the acquisition or sale of the real
estate has been completed, terminated, abandoned or court proceedings
have been initiated. (Ord. of 3-12-1996, § 1-18) back
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Sec.
10-51. Appeal procedure.
(a) A permittee under this article may, within ten days after
he has been notified of an adverse determination, submit a notice
of appeal to the county clerk/treasurer. (b) The notice of appeal
shall be addressed to the board of commissioners and shall specify
the subject matter of the appeal, the date of any original and
amended application or requests, the date of the adverse decision
(or receipt of notice), the basis of the appeal, the action requested
of the board of commissioners, and the name and address of the
applicant. (c) The clerk shall place the appeal on the agenda
of the next regular board of commissioners meeting occurring not
less than five days nor more than 30 days after receipt of the
application for board action. (Ord. of 2-13-1996, § 20) back
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