Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 36-1-26. Contracts for Utility Services; Terms and Conditions

The governing authority of any county in this state may authorize the execution of one or more contracts which specify the rates, fees, or other charges which will be charged and collected by the county for electric, natural gas, or water utility services to be provided by the county to one or more of its utility customers. Any such contract shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(2) Any such contract which is for a term in excess of two years shall include commercially reasonable provisions under which the rates, fees, or other charges shall be adjusted with respect to inflationary or deflationary factors affecting the provision of the utility service in question; and
(3) Any such contract shall include commercially reasonable provisions relieving the county from its obligations under the contract in the event that the county’s ability to comply with the contract is impaired by war, natural disaster, catastrophe, or any other emergency creating conditions under which the county’s compliance with the contract would become impossible or create a substantial financial burden upon the county or its taxpayers.
History. Code 1981, § 36-1-26 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1113, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 605, § 1/SB 95.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, rewrote paragraph (1), which read: “No such contract shall be for a term in excess of ten years;”.

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Georgia Code

Title 36 - Local Government

Chapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 36-1-1. Names of Counties

§ 36-1-2. Extent of Jurisdiction of Counties Divided by Water

§ 36-1-3. County a Body Corporate; Power to Sue and Be Sued Generally

§ 36-1-4. When County Liable to Be Sued

§ 36-1-5. Service Upon County

§ 36-1-6. Publication of Annual Financial Statement; Contents

§ 36-1-7. Submission to Grand Jury of Sworn Returns of Receipts and Disbursements; Approval or Disapproval; Appearance to Explain Errors; Failure to Make Return

§ 36-1-8. Investment of Certain Tax Proceeds in Authorized Bonds; Registration of Bonds

§ 36-1-9. Payment Into County Treasury

§ 36-1-10. Employment of Accountant to Examine Books

§ 36-1-11. Additional Temporary Personnel and Equipment for Assistance of County Officers or Departments

§ 36-1-11.1. Expenditure of Funds for Insurance and Employment Benefits

§ 36-1-12. Courthouse to Remain Open During Normal Working Hours

§ 36-1-13. Speculation in County Orders by County Officer

§ 36-1-14. Interested Transactions Prohibited; Removal From Office for Violation

§ 36-1-15. Prohibition, Regulation, and Taxation of Fortunetelling and Similar Practices

§ 36-1-16. Garbage, Trash, Waste, or Refuse Not to Be Transported Across State or County Boundaries for Dumping Without Permission; Exemption

§ 36-1-17. Authority of County Employees to Issue Citations for Violation of Ordinances and Regulations in Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More; Jurisdiction; Effect of Failure to Respond

§ 36-1-18. Authority of Counties Having Population of 550,000 or More to Assess Against Cost of Repairing Streets as Necessitated by Private Construction Activity; Liens

§ 36-1-19.1. Appropriations for Charitable Grants or Contributions in Counties Having Population of 400,000 or More; Boards or Councils to Establish Procedures and Advise Governing Authorities

§ 36-1-20. Ordinances for Governing and Policing of Unincorporated Areas of County

§ 36-1-21. Civil Service System for County Employees

§ 36-1-23. Purchase From County of Materials Used in the Construction of Water Systems, Sewer Systems, Storm and Drainage Systems, Buildings, or Other Facilities

§ 36-1-24. Training Classes for Clerks of Governing Authority of County

§ 36-1-25. Official Minutes of Meetings

§ 36-1-26. Contracts for Utility Services; Terms and Conditions

§ 36-1-27. Referendum Approval Required Prior to Expenditure of Public Funds for Establishment of Fixed Guideway Transit; Definitions; Submission of the Question to Qualified Voters; Ballot Language