Financing (9)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/25/2024

HB 0192 NeutralCounty Purchasing/Credit Cards & Development Authorities May Spend on Hospital/Health Facilities Powell, Alan 32nd
7/1/2015 Effective Date GAff SLGO -
Clerk of Court Compensation Coroners/Medical Examiners County Surveyor Econ. Dev. & Transportation
Financing General County Government Health and Human Services Indigent Health Care Magistrate Court
Probate Court Procurement Public Safety and Courts Sheriff Solicitors
State Court Tax Commissioner Todd Edwards
If a local government issues purchase cards or credit cards to its elected officials, this bill requires cards to be used solely for public duties and officials to follow a written policy to be adopted via a local ordinance on or after January 1, 2016. Said policy must designate the officials authorized to use a card; require the user to sign a cardholder agreement; set transaction limits; describe purchases which are authorized and not authorized; designate a card administrator; and set procedures for addressing violations of card policies and penalties for violations including, but not limited to, revocation of card privileges and misdemeanor prosecution.  Penalties for public officials who misuse public funds are clarified and increased.  Lastly, language was added clarifying that local development authorities are authorized to expend funds for hospital and health care facilities - which are defined rather broadly. For a more detailed summary, please click here.       
HB 0652 NeutralPerry Public Facilities Authority Act; enact O`Neal, Larry 146th
5/12/2015 House Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Financing General County Government Local Legislation
Public Safety and Courts
HB 0658 NeutralDeKalb County; community improvement districts may be created within municipalities; change certain provisions Mitchell, Billy 88th
5/3/2016 House Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Financing Local Legislation Property Tax
Revenue & Finance
HB 0668 NeutralPeachtree City Public Facilities Authority; add an additional power Ramsey, Matt 72nd
5/12/2015 House Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Financing Local Legislation Revenue & Finance
SB 0016 NegotiatingJob Creation Standards Act of 2015 Butler, Gloria 55th
1/13/2015 Senate Read and Referred -FIN -
Clint Mueller Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Financing General County Government
Open Records/Meetings Act Property Tax Revenue & Finance
Establishes a ratio for tax incentive given to jobs created and recapture provisions.

This legislation requires counties that expend $35,000 or more stimulating economic development through bonds, grants, loans, loan guarantees, enterprise zones, tax increment financing, fee waivers, land price subsidies, matching funds, tax abatements, tax exemptions or tax credits to cross check job creation and other performance data or conduct periodic audits of corporations that receives such development subsidies.  If the corporation fails to maintain wage and benefit achievements during the development subsidy or five years (whichever is longer), then the value of the development subsidy must be reduced on a prorated bases.  If the corporation has already accrued the development subsidy, then the state can recapture the subsidy reduction.

If the county fails to enforce any provision in this legislation, any individual who paid personal income taxes or any organization representing such taxpayers may sue to compel enforcement action.  If the plaintiff wins, he or she is entitled to recover attorney's fees and court costs. 

Counties are required to publish summary statitstics about enforcement, as well as a list of corporations that have received development subsidies on their websites. All records prepared or maintained pursuant to this legislation are open records.

SB 0231 Neutral"City of Conyers Public Facilities Authority Act"; create Ramsey, Sr., Ronald 43rd
5/12/2015 Senate Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Econ. Dev. & Transportation Economic Development Financing Local Legislation Revenue & Finance
SB 0238 NeutralBainbridge-Decatur County Recreation Authority; create Burke, Dean 11th
5/12/2015 Senate Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Financing General County Government Local Legislation Revenue & Finance
SB 0283 SupportBank Pool to Collateralize Public Deposits Kennedy, John 18th
4/26/2016 Senate Date Signed by Governor B&B B&FI -
Clint Mueller Financing Revenue & Finance

This legislation establishes a mandatory pool for collateralizing public deposits for the 10 largest banks in the state. Other banks can participate voluntarily. The pool allows for cross collateralization to address new federal regulations implemented this year on the larger banks that increases their required collateralization of public deposits.

SB 0315 NeutralForsyth County Public Facilities Authority; revise a definition; provide a monetary limitation Williams, Michael 27th
4/26/2016 Senate Date Signed by Governor IGC SLGO -
Financing Local Legislation Public Works
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