A RESOLUTION
No.
WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission has recently recommended changes to the
Columbus Charter which include correction of various grammatical and clerical
errors as well as elimination of language referring to dissolved municipalities;
WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission recommends that the General Assembly
pass local legislation which will implement these changes without necessity of
placing them on a lengthy ballot for referendum;
WHEREAS, this Council desires that the local legislative delegation introduce
local legislation at the 2012 Session of the Georgia General Assembly to amend
the Columbus Charter as recommended by the Charter Review Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:
We hereby respectfully request that the local delegation to the Georgia General
Assembly introduce local legislation at the 2012 Session of the Georgia General
Assembly to amend the Columbus Charter as recommended by the Charter Review
Commission and as shown on the attached list of proposed amendments. Let a copy
of this resolution be forwarded by the Clerk of Council to each member of the
local delegation to the Georgia General Assembly.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
13th day of December, 2011, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote
of ______ members of Council.
Councilor Allen voting________________.
Councilor Baker voting________________.
Councilor Barnes voting_______________.
Councilor Davis voting________________.
Councilor Henderson voting____________.
Councilor Huff voting_________________.
Councilor McDaniel voting_____________.
Councilor Pugh voting_________________.
Councilor Thomas voting_______________.
Councilor Woodson voting______________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON
CLERK MAYOR
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