§ 2. The commission.  


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  • (a)

    The commission shall consist of seven members.

    (b)

    For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, DeKalb County is divided into seven commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district.

    (c)

    (1)

    Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as "Plan: dekalbcc-import1-02092012 Plan Type: local Administrator: dekalb cc User: bak".

    (2)

    When used in such attachment, the term "VTD" (voting tabulation district) shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

    (3)

    The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia. Any part of DeKalb County which is not included in any such district described in that attachment shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

    (4)

    Any part of DeKalb County which is described in that attachment as being in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

    (5)

    Except as otherwise provided in the description of any commissioner district, whenever the description of such district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 2010 for the State of Georgia.

    (6)

    Paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection shall only be applicable with respect to Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

    (d)

    (1)

    Commissioner Districts 6 and 7 shall be and correspond to those two numbered districts described in and attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as "Plan Name: deksuperdist4 Plan Type: LOCAL User: Gina Administrator: CNTY-DEKALB".

    (2)

    When used in such attachment, the terms "Tract" and "BG" (Block Group) shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a Tract description which are underneath a BG heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a Block Group as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of DeKalb County which is not included in any such district described in that attachment shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of DeKalb County which is described in that attachment as being in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Except as otherwise provided in the description of any commissioner district, whenever the description of such district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. This paragraph shall only be applicable with respect to Commissioner Districts 6 and 7.

    [ Districts ]

    Plan: dekalbcc-import1-02092012
    Plan Type: local Administrator: dekalb cc User: bak

    District 001

    DeKalb County

    VTD: 089AD - AUSTIN

    VTD: 089AG - ASHFORD DUNWOOD

    VTD: 089AH - ASHFORD PARKSIDE

    VTD: 089BD - BRIARLAKE ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089BF - BROCKETT ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089BH - BROCKETT

    021805:

    1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1011 1012

    021806:

    1005

    021809:

    2038 2039 2040

    VTD: 089CE - CHAMBLEE (CHA)

    VTD: 089CH - CHESNUT ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089DA - DORAVILLE NORTH

    VTD: 089DB - DORAVILLE SOUTH

    VTD: 089DF - DUNWOODY

    VTD: 089DG - DUNWOODY HIGH SCHOOL

    VTD: 089DI - DUNWOODY LIBRARY

    VTD: 089EC - EMBRY HILLS

    VTD: 089EF - EVANSDALE ELEM

    VTD: 089GD - GEORGETOWN SQ

    VTD: 089HC - HENDERSON MILL

    VTD: 089HF - HUNTLEY HILLS ELEM

    VTD: 089HG - HUGH HOWELL

    VTD: 089KB - KINGSLEY ELEM

    VTD: 089LV - LAWRENCEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

    VTD: 089MH - MIDVALE ELEM

    VTD: 089MQ - MOUNT VERNON EAST

    VTD: 089MS - MOUNT VERNON WEST

    VTD: 089MU - MONTGOMERY ELEM

    VTD: 089MW - MIDVALE ROAD

    VTD: 089NA - NANCY CREEK ELEM

    VTD: 089NF - NORTH PEACH TREE

    VTD: 089OB - OAKCLIFF ELEM

    VTD: 089PB - PEACHTREE MIDDLE SCHOOL

    VTD: 089PF - PLEASANTDALE ELEM

    VTD: 089PK - PLEASANTDALE ROAD

    VTD: 089SH - SMOKE RISE

    VTD: 089TF - TUCKER

    VTD: 089TG - TILLY MILL ROAD

    VTD: 089TH - TUCKER LIBRARY

    VTD: 089WI - WARREN TECH

    VTD: 089WL - WINTERS CHAPEL

    District 002

    DeKalb County

    VTD: 089AB - ASHFORD PARK ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089BC - BRIAR VISTA ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089BE - BRIARWOOD

    VTD: 089BG - BRIARCLIFF

    VTD: 089BI - BROOKHAVEN

    VTD: 089CI - CLAIREMONT WEST

    VTD: 089CJ - CLAIRMONT HILLS

    VTD: 089CO - CROSS KEYS HIGH

    VTD: 089CV - CLAIREMONT EAST

    VTD: 089CW - CORALWOOD

    VTD: 089DC - DRESDEN ELEM

    VTD: 089DH - DRUID HILLS HIGH SCHOOL

    VTD: 089EE - EPWORTH (ATL)

    VTD: 089EG - EMORY SOUTH

    VTD: 089ER - EMORY ROAD

    VTD: 089FB - FERNBANK ELEM

    VTD: 089GA - GLENNWOOD (DEC)

    VTD: 089HB - HAWTHORNE ELEM

    VTD: 089HD - HERITAGE ED

    VTD: 089JA - JOHNSON ESTATES

    VTD: 089LA - LAKESIDE HIGH

    VTD: 089LB - LAVISTA ROAD

    VTD: 089LC - LAVISTA

    VTD: 089LE - MARYLIN ELEM

    VTD: 089MG - MEDLOCK ELEM

    VTD: 089MJ - MONTCLAIR ELEM

    VTD: 089MP - MARGARET HARRIS

    VTD: 089ND - NORTH LAKE

    VTD: 089OA - OAK GROVE ELEM

    VTD: 089OK - OAKHURST (DEC)

    VTD: 089PG - PONCE DE LEON

    VTD: 089RD - REHOBOTH

    VTD: 089RN - RENFROE MIDDLE

    VTD: 089SA - SAGAMORE HILLS

    VTD: 089SB - SCOTT

    VTD: 089SE - SILVER LAKE

    VTD: 089SF - SKYLAND

    VTD: 089WF - WINNONA PARK ELEM

    VTD: 089WJ - WOODWARD ELEM

    District 003

    DeKalb County

    VTD: 089AF - HOOPER ALEXANDER

    VTD: 089BB - BOULEVARD (ATL)

    VTD: 089BL - BOULDERCREST RD

    VTD: 089BR - BURGESS ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089CA - COLUMBIA DRIVE

    VTD: 089CB - CANBY LANE ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089CC - COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089CD - CEDAR GROVE ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089CG - CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARY

    023425:

    1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1010 1013 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1026 1031

    VTD: 089CL - CLIFTON ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089CM - COLUMBIA MIDDLE

    VTD: 089CN - COAN MIDDLE

    VTD: 089CQ - CANDLER

    VTD: 089CR - CEDAR GROVE MIDDLE

    VTD: 089CS - CEDAR GROVE SOUTH

    VTD: 089EA - EAST LAKE ELEM

    VTD: 089EB - EASTLAND

    VTD: 089FC - FLAT SHOALS ELEM

    VTD: 089FE - FLAT SHOALS PARKWAY

    VTD: 089FJ - FLAT SHOALS

    VTD: 089FK - FLAKES MILL FIRE

    VTD: 089FL - FLAT SHOALS LIBRARY

    VTD: 089GC - GRESHAM PARK ELEM

    VTD: 089HH - NARVIE J HARRIS

    VTD: 089KA - KELLEY LAKE ELEM

    VTD: 089KC - KELLEY CHAPEL

    VTD: 089KE - KNOLLWOOD ELEM

    VTD: 089ML - MEADOW VIEW ELEM

    VTD: 089MO - MIDWAY ELEM

    VTD: 089MP - MCNAIR MIDDLE

    VTD: 089MR - BOB MATHIS ELEM

    VTD: 089MT - METROPOLITAN

    VTD: 089OV - OAK VIEW ELEM

    VTD: 089PA - PEACHCREST ELEM

    VTD: 089PN - PINEY GROVE

    VTD: 089RA - RAINBOW ELEM

    VTD: 089SG - SNAPFINGER ELEM

    VTD: 089SR - SNAPFINGER ROAD

    VTD: 089TA - TERRY MILL ELEM

    VTD: 089TB - TILSON ELEM

    VTD: 089TC - TONEY ELEM

    VTD: 089WA - WADSWORTH ELEM

    VTD: 089WB - WESLEY CHAPEL SOUTH

    VTD: 089WE - WHITEFOORD ELEMENTARY

    District 004

    DeKalb County

    VTD: 089AA - ALLGOOD ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089AE - AVONDALE (AVO)

    VTD: 089AM - AVONDALE MIDDLE

    VTD: 089BH - BROCKETT

    021805:

    1015 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 3019

    021810:

    3023 3030 3031 3034 3035

    022009:

    3007 3008

    VTD: 089CK - CLARKSTON (CLA)

    VTD: 089CT - COVINGTON HWY L

    VTD: 089DE - DUNAIRE ELEM

    VTD: 089FD - FORREST HILLS ELEM

    VTD: 089FM - FREEDOM MIDDLE

    VTD: 089HA - HAMBRICK ELEM

    VTD: 089IA - IDLEWOOD ELEM

    VTD: 089IB - INDIAN CREEK ELEM

    VTD: 089JB - JOLLY ELEM

    VTD: 089MA - ELDRIDGE L MILL

    VTD: 089ME - MCLENDON ELEM

    VTD: 089MK - MONTREAL

    VTD: 089MM - MEMORIAL NORTH

    VTD: 089MN - MEMORIAL SOUTH

    VTD: 089NB - NORTH DECATUR

    VTD: 089NC - NORTH HAIRSTON

    VTD: 089PE - PINE LAKE (PIN)

    VTD: 089RE - ROCKBRIDGE ELEM

    VTD: 089RI - ROCKBRIDGE ROAD

    VTD: 089RJ - ROWLAND ROAD

    VTD: 089SC - SCOTTDALE

    VTD: 089SD - STN MTN ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089SI - STN MTN MIDDLE

    VTD: 089SJ - STONE MILL ELEM

    VTD: 089SK - SHADOW ROCK ELEM

    VTD: 089SN - SHAMROCK MIDDLE

    VTD: 089SO - SOUTH DESHON

    VTD: 089SP - STN MTN CHAMPION

    VTD: 089SQ - STONE MTN LIBRARY

    VTD: 089ST - STEPHENSON MIDDLE

    VTD: 089SU - SOUTH HAIRSTON

    VTD: 089SV - STEPHENSON HIGH

    VTD: 089VB - VALLEY BROOK

    VTD: 089WN - WYNBROOKE ELEM

    District 005

    VTD: 089AC - ATHERTON ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089BJ - BROWN'S MILL ELEMENTARY

    VTD: 089BM - BETHUNE MIDDLE

    VTD: 089CF - MURPHEY CANDLER

    VTD: 089CG - CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARY

    023426:

    1000 1004 1026 1027 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

    VTD: 089CP - CROSSROADS

    VTD: 089FA - FAIRINGTON ELEM

    VTD: 089FG - FLAT ROCK ELEM

    VTD: 089GB - GLENHAVEN

    VTD: 089GE - GLENHAVEN ELEM

    VTD: 089KD - M L KING JR HIGH

    VTD: 089LD - LITHONIA (LIT)

    VTD: 089LH - LITHONIA HIGH SCHOOL

    VTD: 089MC - MARBUT ELEM

    VTD: 089MF - MCWILLIAMS

    VTD: 089MI - MILLER GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL

    VTD: 089MV - MILLER GROVE ROAD

    VTD: 089MZ - MILLER GROVE HIGH

    VTD: 089PC - PRINCETON ELEM

    VTD: 089PH - PANOLA

    VTD: 089PI - PANOLA WAY ELEM

    VTD: 089PR - PANOLA ROAD

    VTD: 089RC - REDAN ELEM

    VTD: 089RF - ROCK CHAPEL ELEM

    VTD: 089RG - ROWLAND ELEM

    VTD: 089RH - REDAN-TROTTI

    VTD: 089RK - REDAN ROAD

    VTD: 089RL - ROCK CHAPEL ROAD

    VTD: 089RM - REDAN MIDDLE

    VTD: 089SL - STONEVIEW ELEM

    VTD: 089SM - SALEM MIDDLE

    VTD: 089SS - SNAPFINGER ROAD

    VTD: 089WD - WOODROW ROAD

    VTD: 089WG - WOODRIDGE ELEM

    VTD: 089WK - WHITE OAK

    VTD: 089YA - YOUNG ROAD

    (e)

    Each commissioner shall be a citizen of this state, at least 25 years of age, and shall have been a resident of the geographic area encompassed by the respective commissioner district for at least two years immediately prior to taking office. Each commissioner shall be elected by a majority of the electors voting within the respective commissioner district. Except for displacement of their residences from their respective districts due to reapportionment of the districts, any commissioners who cease to be residents of their respective commissioner districts during their terms of office shall thereby vacate their seats on the commission. All members of the commission shall be nominated and elected pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

(Acts 1981, p. 4304, § 1; Acts 1982, p. 4235, § 1; Acts 1992, H.B. 1577, § 1; Acts 1992, p. 6566, § 1; Acts 2002, p. 3544, § 1; Acts 2012, p. 4610, §§ 1, 7)