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Fannin County discusses citing ordinance violators to streamline enforcement
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a resolution authorizing citation-based enforcement of county ordinances, a change staff and the county’s code enforcement officer said would shorten a multi-step process; the board discussed limits tied to state code and implications for animal-control enforcement.
Fannin County commissioners reviewed a draft resolution to allow county code-enforcement officers to issue citations for violations of local ordinances rather than using a multi-step summons process.
The proposal, introduced by the chair, cites state authority for administrative enforcement and references Georgia Code provisions governing misdemeanor citations. The chair said the change would “authorize to issue citations for violations of those county ordinances,” and would apply countywide if the governing body adopts the resolution as written (reading summarized by the chair).
Why it matters: commissioners and staff said citation authority would…
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