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Mar 10, 2006 · Burke County, whose eastern edge shares the border with South Carolina along the Savannah River, is one of Georgia’s eight original counties. When the colony was established in 1732, the area now known as Burke County was called the Halifax District.
- Municipal Charters
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- Strong Mayor–council
- Weak Mayor–council
- Council-Manager
- Commission
A municipal charter is a written document that provides a municipality with the authority to exist and function. The charter is a city’s fundamental law. In this respect it is similar to a national or state constitution. Each municipality in Georgia has a charter that establishes its basic governmental structure, form of government, corporate bound...
In Georgia most municipalities have one of the following forms of government: the strong mayor–council form, the weak mayor–council form, or the council-manager form. Under both the strong and the weak mayor–council forms, executive and policymaking roles and responsibilities are divided between the mayor and the city council. Under the council-man...
The mayor serves as the city’s chief executive officer and has full responsibility for the city’s daily operations. Accordingly, the mayor normally possesses the power to hire and fire department heads and other city staff, to prepare and administer the city’s budget, and to execute contracts. The mayor may also have the authority to appoint counci...
Under the weak mayor–council form of government, the mayor and city council normally share the primary policymaking role, and the mayor fills the primary executive role. In many cities, however, the “weak” mayor’s role is primarily ceremonial; the mayor possesses few, if any, of the executive powers provided to a “strong” mayor. For example, the ma...
The council-manager form of government was first advocated in the early 1900s by reformers who envisioned a more businesslike approach to municipal government. Thus, the structure of a municipality operating under the council-manager form of government is similar to that of a corporation. For example, the municipality’s citizens are treated as shar...
Under the commission form of government, the council members (“commissioners”) are elected at large. A chair is normally selected from among the commissioners to preside at their meetings and to serve as the ceremonial head of the commission. The chair may be rotated on an annual basis. The commission form of government is unique in that each elect...
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The City of Halifax gradually grew to occupy the entire Halifax Peninsula by the end of World War II. The late 1960s was a period of significant change and expansion of the city when surrounding areas of Halifax County were amalgamated into Halifax: Rockingham, Clayton Park, Fairview, Armdale, and Spryfield were all added in 1969.
Jul 8, 2004 · Structure of Georgia Government. In Georgia the executive branch of government is by far the largest, with 99 percent of the state budget devoted to its activities. The governor is the state’s chief executive and presides over the executive branch. In doing so, the governor wields strong budgetary powers.
Mar 10, 2003 · Lord Halifax reacted to the chorus of complaints from Georgia by recalling Reynolds at the end of 1756 and naming Henry Ellis as his successor. The Ellis Administration, 1757-1760. Henry Ellis was a member of the Irish Protestant landed gentry.
Jul 28, 2005 · On December 5, 1877, voters across Georgia reaffirmed Atlanta as the capital city of Georgia by a vote of 99,147 to 55,201. Two years later, in 1879, the legislature accepted Atlanta’s proposal and selected the city hall as the site for the new capitol. Today, it seems unimaginable that Georgia would move its capital city again.
Mar 30, 2004 · The Chattahoochee’s waterpower made Columbus a manufacturing center. The river powered gristmills and sawmills as early as 1828 and a textile mill north of town by 1838. The city of Columbus, which controlled the greatest potential waterpower site in the South, never spent any public money developing this resource.
