GMA in cooperation with GEMA and ACCG has produced a Sample Municipal Emergency Management ordinance.
Published Date: August 13, 2010
Legislation passed during the 2010 Legislative Session enacted O.C.G.A. Section 8-2-171 which provides, in part, that: “No county or municipality shall impose any health and safety standards or conditions based upon the age of a manufactured home.”
Published Date: August 13, 2010
Published Date: August 12, 2010
GMA is pleased to provide for municipal officials a discussion of the key features of the Georgia open meetings and open records laws.
Published Date: June 14, 2010
Unlike paper documents, there is a large amount of data embedded within electronic documents that is not always apparent.
Published Date: January 7, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission recently established timeframes of 90 days for collocations and 150 days for all other tower siting applications reviewed by state and local governments.
Published Date: December 15, 2009
January 1, 2010 is the effective date of House Bill 2 which expanded the existing E-Verify and SAVE mandates.
Published Date: December 14, 2009
The Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (“GINA”) is federal legislation enacted to protect covered individuals from discrimination on the basis of genetic information.
Published Date: December 14, 2009
In a win for municipal taxpayers, a trial court judge has ruled in favor of the cities in Gwinnett County in a dispute between them and the county concerning the proper funding of services as required by the Service Delivery Strategy Act.
Published Date: October 29, 2009
Legislation passed during the 2009 Legislative Session requires Georgia’s cities to comply with the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program.
Published Date: October 28, 2009
The Department of Agriculture, which had notified Garden City officials that it would not be paying local stormwater runoff fees in light of a recent Attorney General opinion, has reversed that decision and has made payment to the city for the farmers’ market located there.
Published Date: October 5, 2009
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business.
Published Date: July 15, 2009
Attorney General Thurbert Baker issued an Official Opinion at the request of DOT which states that state facilities are not subject to local government ordinances regulating post-development stormwater run-off.
Published Date: July 13, 2009
The Georgia Attorney General’s office has issued an “extensive internal memorandum” to two state legislators responding to various questions about the "Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act," which mandates participation in the federal E-verify and SAVE programs by cities in certain instances.
Published Date: February 11, 2009
Q&A from Ask GMA.
Published Date: February 9, 2009