Friday, August 08, 2008

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Notice is hereby given that an Ordinance (08-O-1538) has been introduced to amend Section 4-104(d) entitled “Judges; qualifications; term of office; appointment; oath; vacancies; compensation,” of the Charter of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (1996 Ga. L. (Act No. 1019, et. seq.) as amended, so as to provide that for the next election of municipal court judges, to be held in 2009, if more than seven (7) judges elect to continue to serve for an additional four year term, only the seven (7) judges receiving the highest number of votes shall continue to serve; to waive conflicting ordinances and charter amendments; and for other purposes.

A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta and in the office of the Clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia, for purposes of examination and inspection by the public.