§ 5-1-213. Chartered Counties — Privilege Taxes
Each county government created and established pursuant to this part shall be authorized and empowered to levy within its area any and every privilege tax that a county is now authorized to levy or may hereafter be authorized to levy.
§ 5-1-214. Charter Adoption — Effective Date
If a charter is approved as provided in § 5-1-209, the charter form of government shall take effect in the county on September 1 of the year in which the terms of the incumbent members of the county legislative body expire; provided, that such referendum shall have been held at least eighty (80) days prior […]
§ 5-1-215. Financial Policy on Debt Required for Certain Counties
The county legislative body of any county having a charter form of government that has a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, shall adopt a financial policy establishing guidelines and goals in regard to the amount and type of debt issued by […]
§ 5-1-203. Authority to Adopt Charter Form
Each county in this state may adopt a charter form of government as provided in this part. Such charter when complete shall result in the creation and establishment of an alternate form of county government to perform all the governmental and corporate functions previously performed by the county. Such charter form of government shall replace […]
§ 5-1-204. Charter Commission — Creation
The initial step in a charter form of county government shall be the creation of a charter commission. The charter commission may be created by the adoption of a charter resolution by the legislative body of a county. Such resolution shall be adopted by a majority of all members constituting such legislative body, and not […]
§ 5-1-205. Charter Commission — Election of Members
Upon the adoption of a charter resolution by the legislative body of a county or by petition of the voters, which resolution provides for an election of the members of a charter commission, it shall be the duty of the county election commission to call an election to elect members of the charter commission, such […]
§ 5-1-206. Charter Commission — Meetings — Organization — Staff
The members of the charter commission shall hold an organizational meeting at the courthouse at ten o’clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) on the fifth weekday following their certification of election or, alternatively, as the case may be, on the fifth weekday following ratification by the county legislative body of the proclamation providing for their appointment, or […]
§ 5-1-207. Charter Commission — Appropriations — Assistance of Public Officials
Whenever any charter commission is established, it shall be the duty of the legislative body of the county to appropriate sufficient funds to defray the expenses of such commission, which appropriation shall be not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Such funds shall be disbursed by the county mayor or other fiscal officer of the […]
§ 5-1-208. Charter Commission — Duties
Each charter commission shall prepare and file the charter proposed by it not later than nine (9) months after the date of its initial meeting, or within such extended limit of time as may be authorized by resolution of the legislative body of the county. The chair of the charter commission shall certify and file […]
§ 5-1-209. Charter Referendum
After a copy of the proposed charter has been certified to the county election commission, as provided in § 5-1-208, it shall be the duty of the county election commission to hold a referendum election for the ratification or rejection of the proposed charter. The ballots used in the election shall have printed on them […]