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.

Charter Commission Meeting Minutes

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.