As used in this article, the term: 
 History. Code 1981, § 50-16-180 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1187, § 1. 
  Code Commission notes.  
 Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, the subsection designation “(a)” was deleted since this Code section contains no subsection (b). 
  Law reviews.  
 For annual survey of local government law, see 43 Mercer L. Rev. 317 (1991).