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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.

As the City Charter, HB 1321 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.