City Charter  

Johns Creek was incorporated as a Georgia municipality on December 1, 2006, following a July 18, 2006 voter referendum and successful passage of state legislation House Bill 1321, which established the City and its Charter.

The City Charter provides the City's:

• incorporation, boundaries, and powers;
• a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority;
• inquiries and investigations;
• organization and procedures;
• ordinances and codes;
• offices of mayor and city manager and certain duties and powers relative to those offices;
• administrative responsibilities;
• boards, commissions, and authorities;
• a city attorney, a city clerk, a city tax collector, a city accountant, and other personnel;
• rules and regulations;
• a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof;
• practices and procedures;
• taxation and fees franchises, service charges, and assessments;
  
  Gov. Sonny Perdue signs
  HB 1321 while Rep. Mark
  Burkhalter and Council Member
  Karen Richardson observe.
• bonded and other indebtedness;
• accounting and budgeting;
• purchases;
• the sale of property;
• bonds for officials;
• eminent domain;
• penalties;
• definitions and construction;
• other matters relative to the foregoing;
• a referendum;
• effective dates;
• transition of powers and duties;
• directory nature of dates;
• a charter commission;
• severability;
• to repeal conflicting laws;
• and for other purposes.

Refer to the codified City Charter and Related Laws at Municode.com for more information.