CODE OF THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
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Published in 1991 by Order of the City Commission
Republished in 2009____________
CURRENT OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
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Cornell L. Harvey
Mayor
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Felicia M. Harris
Mayor Pro-Tem
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Julie T. Martin
Vincent T. Williams
John A. Cason III
City Commission
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Naomi D. Atkinson
City Clerk
OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
AT THE TIME OF THIS REPUBLICATION
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Bryan Thompson
Mayor
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Mark Spaulding
Mayor Pro-Tem
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James H. Brooks
Cornell Harvey
Jonathan Williams
City Commission
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Roosevelt Harris, Jr.
City Manager
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M. Lynn Frey, III
City Attorney
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Naomi Atkinson
City Clerk
OFFICIALS
of the
CITY OF
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
AT THE TIME OF CODIFICATION
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Homer L. Wilson
Mayor
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James A. Stephens
Thomas P. Williams
Otis Herrington
Roosevelt Lawrence
City Commission
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S. Mark Mitchell
City Manager
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Eugene Highsmith
City Attorney
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Georgia Marion
City Clerk
PREFACE
This Code constitutes a complete republication of the general and permanent ordinances the City of Brunswick, Georgia. This republication of the Code contains all ordinances deemed advisable to be included at this time through Ordinance No. 1011, adopted May 6, 2009.
Source materials used in the preparation of the 1991 recodification of the Code were the 1953 Code and ordinances subsequently adopted by the city commission. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the 1953 Code and any subsequent ordinance included herein.
The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.
Chapter and Section Numbering System
The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of Chapter 1 is numbered 1-2 and the first section of Chapter 4 is 4-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter and at the same time new sections or even whole chapters can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 3-1 and 3-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 3-1.5. New chapters may be included in the same manner. If the new material is to be included between Chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as Chapter 12.5. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division.
Page Numbering System
The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:
CHARTER CHT:1 CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE CHTCT:1 CODE CD1:1 CODE APPENDIX CDA:1 CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES CCT:1 STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE SLT:1 CHARTER INDEX CHTi:1 CODE INDEX CDi:1 Indices
The indices have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the indexes themselves which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.
Looseleaf Supplements
A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited and the appropriate page or pages affected will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.
Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised sheets are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.
Acknowledgments
This republication of the Code was under the direct supervision of Eric Grant, Vice President, and Kelly Cribbs, Supplement Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the projects.
The publisher is most grateful to Naomi Atkinson, City Clerk, and M. Lynn Frey, City Attorney, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this republication. The publisher also expresses its gratitude to Rusi Patel, Assistant City Attorney, Naomi Atkinson, City Clerk and Gail Mobley, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager, for their cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on the 1991 recodification of the Code. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.