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Pierce County adopts updated bylaws for the 911 Advisory Board
Summary
The Board adopted revised bylaws for the Pierce County 911 Advisory Board, clarifying membership tied to positions in the establishing resolution, officer roles, quorum and voting rules, advisory duties, and amendment procedures referencing O.C.G.A. § 46-5-133(b).
The Pierce County Board of Commissioners adopted an updated set of bylaws for the Pierce County 911 Advisory Board on Dec. 2, 2025. Commissioner David Lowman moved to approve the updated bylaws; Commissioner Randy Dixon seconded and the motion carried.
The adopted bylaws state the board’s purpose is to advise and assist the Pierce County Board of Commissioners and the Pierce County E911 Director in planning, operation, management, and improvement of the county’s emergency communications system and to promote coordination among participating public safety agencies. They reference O.C.G.A. § 46-5-133(b) as the establishing authority.
Key provisions in the document include: membership composed of the positions identified in the establishing resolution (with vacancies filled by successors to those positions), officer roles (chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary) elected annually by a majority of members present, meeting frequency (at least quarterly), quorum rules (a majority of members), one vote per member (proxy voting not permitted), written transmission of adopted recommendations to the E911 Director and the Board of Commissioners, and an amendment process requiring a two-thirds vote of members present and approval by the Board of Commissioners. The bylaws explicitly state that the advisory board has no executive, administrative, or fiscal authority over the E911 system.
The commission approved the bylaws by motion; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes.
