§ 2-387. Creation; composition; election of officers; quorum; compensation; rules; change of name.
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There is hereby created in each county in which this division is applicable a body
corporate and politic to be known as the county building authority of such county
which shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia and a public
corporation, and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted
with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts
of law and equity. The authority shall consist of the chairman of the board of commissioners,
the county manager, and the director of finance of such county or, in the event that
such offices shall not exist in such county, the elected official who shall be the
sole executive authority or the chairman of the board of commissioners, the nonelected
official who shall be the chief administrative officer of such county, and the individual
who shall be or perform the functions of the county treasurer. If the board of commissioners
consists of three or more members, the authority shall also consist of two members
of the board of commissioners who shall be elected by the board of commissioners within
30 days after the effective date of this division and every four years thereafter
at the first meeting of the board of commissioners held in January following their
election. If the board of commissioners consists of less than three members, all of
the members of the board of commissioners shall also be members of the authority.
Immediately upon the passage and approval of this division, the members of the authority
shall enter upon their duties. The authority shall elect one of its members as chairman
and shall elect a secretary and treasurer who need not necessarily be a member of
the authority. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to
exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority. The members of
the authority shall not be entitled to compensation for their services but shall be
entitled to and shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred
in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and regulations
for its own government. It shall have perpetual existence. Any change in name or composition
of the authority shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the
provisions of this division or impair the obligations of any contracts existing under
this division.
