Maysville is a town in Banks and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,798 at the 2010 census.GeographyMaysville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.2km2, of which 11.0sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 1.27%, is water.Maysville is northeast of Atlanta. Towns within include Commerce, Gillsville, Lula, Jefferson, and Pendergrass.ClimateMaysville has a humid subtropical climate. The temperature peaks in July with an average high of 90°, but temperatures can get much colder during the winter months. The average low during January was 29°. Maysville has even seen fair amounts of heavier than average snowfall in the past. An example of this occurred in March 2009 when several inches of snow fell across Banks County.GovernmentThe governing legislative authority has two components. A mayor serves as the top executive along with four city council members. The head of the local government is Mayor Richard Presley.City CouncilThe legislative council serves as governing head, in conjunction with the mayor, over Maysville and its issues. it was established in March 2010 by House Bill 961.Qualifications"The members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until the respective successors are elected and qualified. The term of office of each member of the city council shall begin on the first day of January immediately following the election of such member unless general law authorizes or requires the term to begin at the first organizational meeting in January or upon some other date. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months prior to the date of the election of mayor or members of the city council; each shall continue to reside therein during that person´s period of service and to be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city.The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected by plurality vote as provided in Section 5.13 of this charter."
