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    The resolution calls a special election to be held on November 8, 2022 to determine if voters approve changing the city's homestead exemption from $25,000 to $10,000 plus an amount equal to a 2.5 mil reduction. If approved by voters, the new homestead exemption would be in lieu of the current $25,000 exemption. The election will be held in conjunction with the statewide general election. Ballots will ask if voters approve the act providing for the amended homestead exemption.

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    The resolution calls a special election to be held on November 8, 2022 to determine if voters approve changing the city's homestead exemption from $25,000 to $10,000 plus an amount equal to a 2.5 mil reduction. If approved by voters, the new homestead exemption would be in lieu of the current $25,000 exemption. The election will be held in conjunction with the statewide general election. Ballots will ask if voters approve the act providing for the amended homestead exemption.

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    The resolution calls a special election to be held on November 8, 2022 to determine if voters approve changing the city's homestead exemption from $25,000 to $10,000 plus an amount equal to a 2.5 mil reduction. If approved by voters, the new homestead exemption would be in lieu of the current $25,000 exemption. The election will be held in conjunction with the statewide general election. Ballots will ask if voters approve the act providing for the amended homestead exemption.

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    AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.

    Item Cover Page

    CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

    DATE: June 16, 2022

    SUBMITTED BY: Arika Miller, City Manager

    ITEM TYPE: New Business

    AGENDA SECTION: NEW BUSINESS

    SUBJECT: Resolution to Call a Special Election to Fill the Vacancy in the Office
    of Council Member for Post 3 of District 1, Fix and Publish the
    Qualifying Fee for said Office, and Establish the Qualifying Period for
    Candidates
    Presented by Assistant City Attorney Scott Hastey

    SUGGESTED ACTION:

    ATTACHMENTS:
    Call for Election.docx

    69
    State of Georgia
    DeKalb County
    City of Doraville

    RESOLUTION NO. 2022-___

    A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DORAVILLE CALLING


    FOR THE NOVEMBER MUNICIPAL SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF DORAVILLE
    OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER – DISTRICT 1, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF
    REBEKAH COHEN MORRIS; FIXING AND PUBLISHING THE QUALIFYING FEES; AND
    DESIGNATING THE QUALIFYING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY; TO
    PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES.

    WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Doraville City Charter, the governing body of City of
    Doraville shall consist of six (6) Council Members and a Mayor and shall so remain, as hereinafter provided;
    and

    WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Doraville City Charter, the regular election for the office of
    Mayor and the offices of councilmen, or for councilmen as the case may be, shall be held the Tuesday next
    following the first Monday in November, which is Tuesday, November 8, 2022 General Election;

    WHEREAS, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-131(a), the governing authority of any county or municipality,
    not later than February 1 of any year in which a general election is to be held, shall fix and publish a
    qualifying fee for each county or municipal office to be filled in the upcoming election; and

    WHEREAS, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-131(a), such fee shall be 3 percent of the total gross salary of
    the office paid in the preceding calendar year including all supplements authorized by law if a salaried
    office, and the salary of City Council Members is $14,400 so the qualifying fee is $432.

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Mayor and Council of the City of Doraville, Georgia that:

    Section 1. The 2022 Municipal General Election for Offices of Council Member District 1 is hereby
    called for Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The Clerk is instructed to publish a notice calling
    for the election.

    Section 2. The City Clerk will serve as the Election Qualifying Officer for the City and will receive
    Notice of Candidacy and Affidavits during the Election Qualifying Period.

    Section 3: The Qualifying Fees for the City of Doraville Nonpartisan Municipal Council Member
    Election is fixed at $432.00 and shall be published in accordance with state law.

    Section 4. Qualifying shall take place at Doraville City Hall, 3725 Park Avenue, Doraville, Georgia
    30340. The qualifying period is hereby designated as:

    Monday, August 8, 2022: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.


    Tuesday, August 9, 2022: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

    70
    State of Georgia RESOLUTION NO. 2021-01
    DeKalb County
    City of Doraville

    Section 6. In the event no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast at the 2022 Municipal
    General Election, a Runoff Election shall be held Tuesday, December 6, 2022, between the
    candidates receiving the two highest number of votes.

    Section 7. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption.

    CITY OF DORAVILLE, GEORGIA


    By:

    _____________________
    Joseph Geierman Mayor
    APPROVED AS TO FORM:
    CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

    __________________________________
    City Attorney’s Office

    ATTEST:
    OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

    __________________________________
    Arika Birdsong-Miller, City Clerk

    71
    AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.B

    Item Cover Page

    CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

    DATE: June 16, 2022

    SUBMITTED BY: Arika Miller, City Manager

    ITEM TYPE: New Business

    AGENDA SECTION: NEW BUSINESS

    SUBJECT: Resolution to Call a Special Election to determine the Approval or


    Rejection of a Local Homestead Exemption
    Presented by Assistant City Attorney Scott Hastey

    SUGGESTED ACTION:

    ATTACHMENTS:
    Resolution to Call a Special Election to Determine the Approval or Rejection of a New Local
    Homestead Exemption from City of Dor.doc
    SB 622 (2022) as passed.pdf

    72
    STATE OF GEORGIA
    CITY OF DORAVILLE RESOLUTION NO. 2022-_____

    RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AND PROVIDE FOR THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL


    (REFERENDUM) ELECTION TO DETERMINE THE APPROVAL OR REJECTION OF A
    LOCAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM CITY OF DORAVILLE AD VALOREM
    TAXES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF THE ELECTION;
    AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

    WHEREAS, Senate Bill 622 (the “Act”), a local law passed by the General Assembly of the
    State of Georgia during the 2022 legislative session and signed into law on April 25, 2022, which is
    attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, provides for a homestead exemption from City of Doraville ad
    valorem taxes for municipal purposesin the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that
    homestead plus an amount that provides the dollar equivalent of a two-and-a-half (2.5) mil reduction
    of the millage rate applicable to the homestead property with respect to ad valorem taxes for
    municipal purposes for the taxable year, in in lieu of the current homestead exemption in the amount
    of $25,000; and

    WHEREAS, in accordance with Art. VII, Section II, Paragraph 2 of the Georgia
    Constitution, the new homestead exemption granted by the Act is conditioned upon approval by a
    majority of the qualified electors residing within the limits of the City of Doraville voting in a
    referendum thereon; and

    WHEREAS, the Act further provides that the City of Doraville shall call and conduct an
    election no later than the November 2022 general election, for the purpose of submitting the Act to
    the electors of the City of Doraville for approval or rejection; and

    WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Doraville desire to call a special election
    to be held in conjunction with the state-wide general election on November 8, 2022, in order for the
    qualified electors of the City to determine whether the Act providing for the new homestead
    exemption from City of Alpharetta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes shall be approved or
    rejected.

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of


    Doraville, Georgia that:

    Section 1: The Special Election for the purpose of submitting the Act to the qualified electors of
    the City of Doraville for approval or rejection shall be held on November 8, 2022, in
    conjunction with the state-wide General Election, and the Election Superintendent for
    the City of Doraville is hereby ordered to issue the call for said Special Election in
    accordance with Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia and all other applicable
    laws; and

    Section 2: The ballots to be used in said Special Election shall have written or printed thereon
    the following words:

    73
    STATE OF GEORGIA
    CITY OF DORAVILLE RESOLUTION NO. 2022-_____

    “( ) YES Shall the Act be approved that provides for an amendment to


    the $25,000 homestead exemption from City of Doraville ad
    ( ) NO valorem taxes for municipal purposes so as to change the
    exemption to $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that
    homestead plus an amount that provides the dollar equivalent
    of a two-and-a-half (2.5) mil reduction of the millage rate
    applicable to the homestead property with respect to ad valorem
    taxes for municipal purposes for the taxable year ?”

    Section 3: The Election Superintendent of the City of Doraville is hereby authorized and
    directed to directed to execute all necessary documents and perform such other acts
    necessary to call said Special Election; and

    Section 4: This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption.

    SO RESOLVED AND EFFECTIVE this ______ day of ______________, 2022.

    CITY OF DORAVILLE, GEORGIA

    By: ____________________________
    Joseph Geierman, Mayor
    ATTEST:
    OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK

    City Clerk

    APPROVED AS TO FORM:
    CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

    74
    EXHIBIT B

    City Attorney

    75
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