PUBLIC FACILITY NAMING ADVISORY BOARD
County
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Description: The establishment of this board was approved by the Board of Commissioners on July 1, 2009 (#09-0630) in accordance with Board Policy 600-57, "Procedures for Naming and Renaming Fulton County Facilities and Naming of Agencies" (December 17, 1997). This board is to provide recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on the naming and/or renaming of Fulton County resources. At the July 10, 2024 First Regular Meeting, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted an Ordinance (#24-0488) amending Chapter 101 (General Provisions and County Governing Authority), Article 2 (County Governing Authority), Division I (Generally), to create a new Section 101-76 of the Fulton County Code of Laws to provide procedures for District and Full Board appointments to the Boards, Commissions, Taskforces, Committees, Councils and Authorities affiliated with, or operating on behalf of Fulton County, Georgia, to provide that all appointees serve at the pleasure of either the nominating Commissioner for District appointments or the Board of Commissioners for Full Board appointments. Membership/Appointment: Pursuant to Resolution #15-0109, adopted by the Board of Commissioners on February 4, 2015, the appointment process for the Fulton County Public Facility Naming Advisory Board consists of the following amendments to Board Policy No: 600-58 adopted by the Board of Commissioners on July 1, 2009 by amending numeral one (1) under Procedures by adding the following stipulations: A Fulton County Commission (hereinafter known as the "Commission") will be established to consider requests and making recommendations to the Board of Commissioners for naming or renaming public facilities or infrastructures, excluding roads. The Commission will be composed of the County Manager, the Director of the Department that will manage, maintain, or use the facility on behalf of Fulton County Government (if applicable), the Director of the Public Buildings and Grounds Department, the Director of the Public Works Department, two members of the public on a rotating basis, who reside in the community and two open members slots. The terms of any member of the public appointed to this Commission by the Board of Commissioners shall not exceed the term of the Board of Commissioners who nominated that Commission member for appointment. The County Manager and Department Heads may assign designees from their departments to serve as their representatives. The County Manager or his or her designee will chair the Commission. One or both of the two open slots may be filled for each individual request. The County Manager or his or her designee may fill the open slots as deemed necessary from County Government staff, citizens of Fulton County, or anyone else who may be appropriate to assist in the naming/renaming process. Special consideration to fill the open slots should be given to selecting citizens who are from the community in which the facility is located. Term: The terms of any member of the public appointed to this Commission by the Board of Commissioners shall not exceed the term of the member of the Board of Commissioners who nominated that Commission member for appointment.
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County Manager's Office 141 Pryor Street, NW 10th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 404-612-8200 dick.anderson@fultoncountyga.gov
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