Section 2.29Mayor pro tempore; selection; duties
Plain English: what this chapter covers
The Charter is Ashburn's founding document, kind of like the city's constitution. It was passed by the Georgia General Assembly in 2001. It sets up a council of a mayor and five councilmembers, a hired city manager who runs day-to-day operations, the municipal court, how elections and vacancies work, and the city's taxing, budgeting and borrowing powers. Anything the Charter doesn't cover is handled by city ordinance or state law.
The mayor shall select a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tempore. In the mayor's absence, the mayor pro tempore shall preside at meetings of the city council and shall assume the duties and powers of mayor upon the mayor's physical or mental disability, provided that the mayor pro tempore shall vote as a member of council at all times when serving as herein provided. The mayor's appointment of mayor pro tempore shall be made at the organizational meeting held pursuant to Section 2.18 of this Charter.
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTICH_ARTIIGOST_S2.29MAPRTESEDU
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTIIGOST_S2.29MAPRTESEDU
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