Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 5
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All Districts
A Resolution of the Governing Authority of DeKalb County, Georgia to the DeKalb County Delegation of Georgia General Assembly relating to annexation and creation of new cities.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson
Phone Number: 404-371-2159
PURPOSE:
To encourage the General Assembly to enact legislation that requires annexations, except annexations pursuant to resolution and referendum, within DeKalb County to be approved by the governing authority and that further requires that for incorporations occurring after January 1, 2018 whereby voters in the proposed incorporated area vote upon incorporation, a referendum of all residents of unincorporated DeKalb County shall also be required prior to incorporation.
NEED/IMPACT:
This legislation is needed because piecemeal annexations and incorporations negatively affect the stability of DeKalb County and are financially burdensome to the county.
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.