§ 22-45. Authority of departments to withdraw from system.

Each department of Cobb County which has been included under the jurisdiction of the Cobb County civil service system pursuant to an election as provided in section 22-44 shall have the option, pursuant to this section, of determining whether or not that department shall be withdrawn from under the jurisdiction of that civil service system. Upon a petition signed by 20 percent of the employees of such a department being presented to the Cobb County civil service board stating that those employees desire that an election be conducted to determine whether or not that particular department shall be withdrawn from the Cobb County civil service system, the board shall set a date for an election for that purpose. Only one such election shall be held for each department in any one calendar year. Said election shall be conducted according to the procedure set out by the board, but shall be by secret ballot of all the employees of the petitioning department. If two-thirds of those employees voting elect to be withdrawn from the Cobb County civil service system, then that department and all of its personnel shall no longer be included under the jurisdiction of the said civil service system. After July 1, 1987, an election by employees of a department to withdraw from the civil service system pursuant to this section may not be held until at least 24 months have elapsed since employees of that department elected to come under the jurisdiction of that system.

(1986 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1363), page 5448, § 1)