{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-42-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-42-4","heading":"Creation of authorities; appointment and terms of directors; quorum.","body":"There is created in and for each municipal corporation in this state a public body corporate and politic to be known as the downtown development authority of such municipal corporation, which shall consist of a board of seven directors. The governing body of the municipal corporation shall appoint two members of the first board of directors for a term of two years each, two for a term of four years each, and three for a term of six years each. The governing body of the municipal corporation may appoint one of its elected members as a member of the downtown development authority. After expiration of the initial terms, except for the director who is also a member of the governing body of the municipal corporation, the terms of all directors shall be six years; provided, however, that the terms shall be four years for those directors appointed or reappointed on or after July 1, 1994. The term of a director who is also a member of the governing body of a municipal corporation shall end when such director is no longer a member of the governing body of the municipal corporation. If at the end of any term of office of any director a successor to such director has not been elected, the director whose term of office has expired shall continue to hold office until a successor is elected. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only","CHAPTER 42 Downtown Development Authorities"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"1fc3ac47fe8eeea136efc7613227ae091b3a6bb3de3e912d1907e95ce39c3d50","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-42-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-42-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}