Georgia § 36-20-4 - Training of elected members of county governing authority.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-20-4 — Training of elected members of county governing authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-20-4. Training of elected members of county governing authority.
All persons elected as members of a county governing authority who were not serving as members of a county governing authority on July 1, 1990, shall enroll in, attend, and satisfactorily complete a course of training and education of at least 18 hours on matters pertaining to the administration and operations of county governments. Such course of training and education shall include, but not be limited to, orientation in local government finance and budgeting; methods of taxation; planning; public works and utilities; parks and recreation; environmental management; public safety, health, and welfare; personnel management; responsiveness to the community; the ethics, duties, and responsibilities of members of a county governing authority or a chief executive officer; and such other matters as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the academy. All expenses incurred by a newly elected member of a county governing authority related to the course of training and education authorized and required by subsection (a) of this Code section, including the reasonable costs of housing, travel, and meals, shall be paid from public funds appropriated for such purposes. All expenses not paid for by state funds shall be paid from county funds by the county governing authority whose newly elected member or members shall attend such course. (Code 1981, § 36-20-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
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