BOARD OF ETHICS
County
Board Established by:
Description: On January 5, 2011, the Code was amended by Resolution (Item #11-0029) stating that members for positions (1) through (6) shall be subject to final appointment by the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Ethics renders advisory opinions and hears complaints with respect to whether a particular course of conduct would constitute or has constituted violations of the standards imposed by the Fulton County Ethics Code. On February 4, 2004, the Board of Commissioners repealed the former Code of Ethics and enacted a new Code of Ethics, (Regular Meeting Item #03-1531). (Cross Reference 10/16/85, Item #12; 5/4/88, Item #1; 12/16/92, and Item #92-RM-579). On June 7, 2023, the Board of Commissioners amended Chapter 2, Article II, Division 2, Section 2-80 of the Fulton County Code of Laws by replacing the disbanded Fulton County Personnel Board with the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce (Regular Meeting Item #23-0385). 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: Consists of seven (7) members, who have been residents of Fulton County for not less than three years preceding their selection; one (1) member to be appointed by the organizations listed in bold print below. One (1) member shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners. (See Fulton County Code of Laws, Section 2- 66 ET SEQ). The Board of Ethics shall consist of the following seven (7) members, who shall have been residents of Fulton County for not less than three years preceding their selection. The members for positions (1) through (6) shall be subject to final appointment by the Board of Commissioners: (1) One member to be nominated by the president of the Atlanta Bar Association from among the Association’s membership; (2) One member to be nominated by the president of the Gate City Bar Association from among the Association’s membership; (3) One member to be nominated by the president of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce from among the Chamber’s membership; (4) One member to be nominated by the president of the Atlanta Business League from the membership of the Atlanta Business League; (5) One member to be nominated by the president of the Atlanta Airport Chamber of Commerce from among the Chamber's membership; (6) One member to be nominated by the president of the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Inc. from among the Chamber's membership; and (7) One member to be nominated and appointed by the board of Commissioners. In the event an organization with nominating power under subparagraphs (1) through (6), above, fails to submit a nomination following resignation or expiration of the term of its respective nominee, the Clerk to the Commission shall send notice to the organization requesting the name of a nominee. If no such nominee is provided within thirty (30) days of the notice, the Board of Commissioners may proceed to nominate and
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