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HB587 • 2025

Cartersville, City of; provide for a finance director

Cartersville, City of; provide for a finance director

Technology
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Gambill, Matthew
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
House Date Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB587: New Finance Director and Court Technology Fee for Cartersville

This law creates a finance director position in the City of Cartersville, removes treasurer duties from the city clerk, and allows the local municipal court to charge a technology fee.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new position for a finance director in the City of Cartersville.
  • Removes the duty of acting as an ex officio treasurer from the city clerk.
  • Allows the Municipal Court of the City of Cartersville to charge a technology fee.
  • Identifies authorized uses for money collected from the technology fee.
  • Provides rules for when the technology fee must end.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The government of the City of Cartersville
  • The city clerk in Cartersville
  • The Municipal Court of the City of Cartersville

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not state how much money the new finance director will earn.
  • The specific dollar amount of the technology fee is not listed in this text.
  • The exact date when the technology fee must end depends on future conditions or laws.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Georgia General Assembly

    House Date Signed by Governor

Official Summary Text

Cartersville, City of; provide for a finance director