§ 2. Governmental organization and functions.  


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  • Any other provision of this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding, in addition to any powers heretofore possessed by the general assembly, the general assembly may provide by law for the form of government of DeKalb County and, in connection therewith, may create or establish the various officers, bodies, branches, departments or agencies by and through which the county's governmental powers shall be exercised and may provide for the distribution of such governmental powers among such officers, bodies, branches, departments or agencies in such manner as the general assembly shall determine. No law enacted pursuant to the authority herein granted shall remove or diminish any power heretofore possessed by DeKalb County, except that no such power heretofore possessed may be exercised in any manner to change the form of government of DeKalb County or to change the distribution of powers among the various officers, bodies, branches, departments or agencies of the DeKalb County government as created or established by law enacted pursuant to the authority herein granted, unless such changes are specifically authorized by such law. Any law enacted pursuant to the authority herein granted shall provide for an elective governing body of DeKalb County, and if executive powers are separated from legislative powers, the chief executive officer shall be an elective official. The effectiveness of any law adopted pursuant to the authority herein granted shall be conditioned on the approval of a majority of the qualified electors of DeKalb County voting at elections held for such purpose when any such law affects the DeKalb County government in any one (1) or more of the following ways:

    (1)

    Changing the number of members, terms of office or the manner of electing the members of the governing body of DeKalb County.

    (2)

    Changing the term of office or the method of electing the chief executive officer of DeKalb County.

    (3)

    Establishing the powers and duties of the executive or legislative branch of the DeKalb County government.

    (4)

    Changing the powers and duties of the executive or legislative branch of the DeKalb County government when such powers and duties have been established by acts of the general assembly, pursuant to the authority herein granted.

(Acts 1978, p. 2370, § 1)

Editor's note

The above is a local constitutional amendment to Ga. Const. 1976, art. IX, § II. Pursuant to Ga. Const. 1983, art. XI, § I, par. IV, and subject to certain exceptions, constitutional amendments were repealed as of July 1, 1987 unless continued by one (1) of the methods provided in such paragraph on or before such date. The above amendment was continued by Acts 1987, p. 4817. The introductory language for the amendment which states what portion of the constitution is amended has been deleted.