Plain English Breakdown
The official summary lists many changes but does not detail the specific new rules or procedures, only that they are revised to reflect the city manager role.
New City Manager and Updated Rules for Austell
This law creates a city manager position in the City of Austell and updates the powers and duties of the mayor, council committees, and department directors.
What This Bill Does
- Provides for a new role called city manager.
- Revises the powers and duties of city council committees to reflect the establishment of a city manager.
- Revises the powers and duties of the mayor to reflect the establishment of a city manager.
- Revises the provisions related to department directors, including their hiring and removal.
- Provides for an acting city manager.
- Prohibits interference by the mayor and council with the administration of city departments.
Who It Names or Affects
- The City of Austell
- City Council members in Austell
- The Mayor of Austell
- Department directors working for the city
Limits and Unknowns
- The text states it revises rules but does not list every specific rule change.
- It mentions repealing conflicting laws without naming which ones.