Section 3.10Administrative and service departments

Unchanged since the 2001 charter

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.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the city council, by , shall prescribe the functions of duties, and establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or leave vacant all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city, as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law, the directors of city departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications.

(d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of that director's department or agency.

(e) All appointive officers, directors, and department heads shall be employees at will and subject to removal or suspension at any time as provided by this Charter.

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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_ARTIIIADAF_S3.10ADSEDE

Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTIIIADAF_S3.10ADSEDE

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