O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 36-5-20 (2019)
Official names of county governing authorities
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The words ‘‘Roads and Revenues’’ are stricken from the official names of all of the governing authorities of the counties of this state, so that the official names of the governing authorities of the counties will be changed from ‘‘Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of County’’ and from the ‘‘Commissioner of Roads and Revenue of County’’ to ‘‘Board of Commissioners of County’’ and ‘‘Commissioner of County,’’ respectively.
History
Ga. L. 1968, p. 1141, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 36.
Annotations
Cross references. - ‘‘County governing authority’’ defined, § 1-3-3(7).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2016–2024 · leading case: SP Frederica, LLC v. Glynn Cnty., 173 F. Supp. 3d 1362 (S.D. Ga. 2016).
SP Frederica, LLC v. Glynn Cnty., 173 F. Supp. 3d 1362 (S.D. Ga. 2016). “§ 36-5-20, and, therefore, the Board of Commissioners in this case, *1375 including its members in their official capacities, essentially holds the same position as Glynn County itself with respect to the Eleventh Amendment. The Board of Commissioners has created the Islands…”
Law v. Labat, No. 1:20-cv-03658 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 25, 2022). “2016) (citing O.C.G.A. § 36-5-20). A suit against the board of commissioners is just a suit against the county.”
John M. Morris v. Sumter Cnty., 907 S.E.2d 916 (Ga. Ct. App. 2024). “Offer of Dedication The County contends there was no offer to dedicate Statham Lakefront Road because the HOA never made an express offer to dedicate the road after 2010, when Lake Blackshear Holdings, LLC deeded Statham Lakefront Road to the HOA.”
Murphy v. Croome, No. 5:21-cv-00144 (M.D. Ga. Aug. 20, 2021). “§ 36-5-20). Therefore, a suit against the board of commissioners is nothing but a suit against the county itself.”
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