Rome, City of; residency qualifications for members of the governing authority; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Rome, approved August 19, 1918 (Ga. L. 1918, p. 813), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 16, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4188), an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission June 15, 1987 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 5404), an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission August 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4849), and an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission September 3, 2002 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4756), so as to change qualifications for members of the governing authority to include residency in the ward in which they seek office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.