§ 2-26. Created; districts; members

(a) (1) There is created the Board of Commissioners of Bibb County to be elected as provided in this section. For the purposes of electing members of the board, Bibb County is divided into four commissioner districts as follows:

Commissioner District No. 1

BIBB COUNTY

VTD: 0001 EM01

VTD: 0002 EM02

VTD: 0003 EM03

VTD: 0004 EM04

VTD: 0005 EM05

VTD: 0006 EM06

VTD: 0007 EM07

VTD: 0008 EM08

VTD: 0010 GODFREY 01

VTD: 0011 GODFREY 02

VTD: 0013 GODFREY 04 (Part)

Tract: 0128.

Block(s): 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415

Tract: 0130.

Block(s): 271, 272, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297

VTD: 0034 VINEVILLE 01

Commissioner District No. 2

BIBB COUNTY

VTD: 0012 GODFREY 03

VTD: 0016 GODFREY 07

VTD: 0019 HAZARD 05

VTD: 0022 MACON 03

VTD: 0023 HAZARD 01

VTD: 0035 VINEVILLE 02

VTD: 0036 VINEVILLE 03

VTD: 0037 VINEVILLE 04

VTD: 0038 VINEVILLE 05

VTD: 0040 VINEVILLE 07

VTD: 0043 MACON 02

VTD: 0044 MACON 01

Commissioner District No. 3

BIBB COUNTY

VTD: 0009 EM09

VTD: 0024 HO 01

VTD: 0025 HO 02

VTD: 0026 HO 03

VTD: 0027 HO 04

VTD: 0028 HO 05

VTD: 0029 HO 06

VTD: 0030 HO 07

VTD: 0031 HO 08

VTD: 0039 VINEVILLE 06

VTD: 0041 VINEVILLE 08

VTD: 0042 VINEVILLE 09

VTD: 0047 HAZARD 02

Commissioner District No. 4

BIBB COUNTY

VTD: 0013 GODFREY 04 (Part)

Tract: 0128.

Block(s): 101, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 217, 219, 222

VTD: 0014 GODFREY 05

VTD: 0015 GODFREY 06

VTD: 0017 GODFREY 08

VTD: 0018 GODFREY 09

VTD: 0020 HAZARD 06

VTD: 0021 HAZARD 03

VTD: 0032 RUTLAND 01

VTD: 0033 RUTLAND 02

VTD: 0045 WA 01

VTD: 0046 WA 02

VTD: 0048 HAZARD 04

(2) For purposes of this subsection:

a. The terms "tract," "block," and "VTD" 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 1990 for the State of Georgia;

b. The term "Precinct" is synonymous with the term "voting precinct" and means a geographical area designated by O.C.G.A. tit. 21, ch. 2, art. 7 (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-260 et seq.) or O.C.G.A. tit. 21, ch. 3 (O.C.G.A. § 21-3-1 et seq.), within which all electors vote at one polling place;

c. Whenever the description of any commissioner 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 1990 for the State of Georgia;

d. Precinct names and designations following VTD designations are included for convenience only; and in the event the description of any commissioner district contains a conflict between the geographical boundaries of any VTD and the boundaries of the following named precinct, the geographical boundary of the VTD as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia shall control;

e. Any part of the county which is not included in any commissioner district described in this subsection shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia; and

f. Any part of the county which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular commissioner district shall nevertheless not be included within such commissioner district if such part is not contiguous to such commissioner district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that commissioner district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 1990 for the State of Georgia.

(b) There shall be elected to the Board of Commissioners of Bibb County one member who shall be elected from Bibb County at large, who shall be the chairman of the board, and one member from each of the commissioner districts. Each member from a district and each person elected to fill a vacancy from a district shall be elected by the qualified voters of the commissioner district which he represents. The member at large and any person elected to fill a vacancy in such position shall be elected by the qualified voters of the entire county. Candidates from districts shall offer for election to the board from the commissioner district in which their legal residence lies.

(c) The initial members of the board of commissioners elected under the provisions of this section shall be elected at the general election to be held in 1980 and shall take office on January 1, 1981, for a term of office of four years each and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Following the terms of the initial members, the terms of office of members of the board of commissioners shall be for four years and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Members shall take office on January 1 following their election. Successors shall be elected at the general election immediately preceding the expiration of the terms of office of the members.

(d) At their first meeting after taking office, the members shall elect such officers, other than a chairman, as they may deem necessary. The officers so elected shall serve for a period of four years and until their respective successors are duly elected.

(1873 Ga. Laws (Act No. CXCIX), page 219, § I; 1977 Ga. Laws (Act No. 502), page 3752, § 1; 1979 Ga. Laws (Act No. 213), page 3737, § 1; 1982 Ga. Laws (Act No. 902), page 3728, § 1; 1992 Ga. Laws (Act No. 656), page 4907, § 1)