| This legislation allows counties to provide payroll deductions when more than 2,500 of the county's employees request to have deductions made from their salaries to be given to nonprofit organizations, associations, or corporations that provide tangible services and benefits to state government, local government or their employees. the nonprofit must provide educational, legislative or professional development activities that promote and enhance the efficiency, productivity and welfare of state government services, local government services or government employees. The county may retain 1% of the amount deducted and remitted to the nonprofit to cover the cost of administering the payroll deduction. This legislation allows counties to provide payroll deductions when more than 500 of the county's employees request to have deductions made from their salaries to be given to nonprofit association that provide professional development activities related to their county employment, that provide assistance to or on behalf of those who are killed, injured, in need of medical attention or otherwise in need of assistance, or that promote or enhance law enforcement, corrections or registered professional nursing in Georgia. The county may retain 1% of the amount deducted and remitted to the nonprofit to cover the cost of administering the payroll deduction. This legislation allows counties to provide payroll deductions to employees to purchase personal computers and computer related equipment through the Georgia Technology Authority or to purchase consumer offerings through an employee purchase program facilitated through the Department of Administrative Services. |
| This proposed constitutional amendment seeks to authorize the creation of transit community improvement districts (TCID). These districts would be somewhat similar in nature to the current community improvement districts (CID) but with some notable exceptions. The TCID purposes are limited to extensions of existing transit rail infrastructure (including rail lines, terminals, rail cars, and associated capital expenditures) and cannot be changed. Once created, the governing board may levy "appropriate taxes, fees, and assessments" upon real property used for nonresidential purposes which is located within the TCID. There is no description as to what type or form these "appropriate" taxes might take. Unlike in a CID, there is no cap on the rate of these taxes. TCID's will be created by general law (in contrast to CID's which are created by local law) and may be for single cities or counties or for any combination of cities and counties. |