Bill Text: GA HB911 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Putnam County; change compensation for certain officials

Spectrum:

Status: (Vetoed) 2012-05-07 - Veto V5 [HB911 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB911-Introduced.html

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House Bill 911 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Channell of the 116th, Kidd of the 141st, and Hudson of the 124th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide for compensation for the judge of the state court of Putnam County, the solicitor of the State Court of Putnam County, and the clerk of the State Court of Putnam County, approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3723), so as to change the compensation for the judge of the State Court of Putnam County, the solicitor-general of the State Court of Putnam County, the clerk of the State Court of Putnam County, and the sheriff of Putnam County; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act to provide for compensation for the judge of the state court of Putnam County, the solicitor of the State Court of Putnam County, and the clerk of the State Court of Putnam County, approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3723), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1.

(a) The judge of the state court of Putnam County shall be a part-time judge within the meaning of Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A. and shall be paid an annual salary of $54,000.00. Health insurance, retirement, and deferred compensation benefits currently in place on the effective date of this section and being paid to such state court judge shall remain in place. Such salary, which may also be supplemented by the governing authority of Putnam County, shall be payable out of the funds of Putnam County at the same intervals as installments are paid to other county employees. This amount of compensation shall be increased by multiplying such amounts by the percentage which equals five times the number of completed four-year terms of office served by any judge following December 31, 2008, effective the first day of January, 2013, following the completion of each such period of service.

(b) The solicitor-general of the state court of Putnam County shall be a part-time solicitor-general within the meaning of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A. and shall be paid an annual salary of $54,000.00. Health insurance, retirement, and deferred compensation benefits currently in place on the effective date of this section and being paid to the solicitor-general shall remain in place. Such salary, which may also be supplemented by the governing authority of Putnam County, shall be payable out of the funds of Putnam County at the same intervals as installments are paid to other county employees. The salary of the solicitor-general shall be an expense of such court and payable out of the county treasury as such. This amount of compensation shall be increased by multiplying such amounts by the percentage which equals five times the number of completed four-year terms of office served by any solicitor-general following December 31, 2008, effective the first day of January, 2013, following the completion of each such period of service.

(c) The clerk of superior court of Putnam County shall be, by virtue of his or her office and authority bestowed by Chapters 6 and 7 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., the clerk of the state court of Putnam County, and the sheriff of Putnam County shall be, by virtue of his or her office and authority bestowed by Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., the sheriff of the state court of Putnam County. Each shall, on behalf of the county and as an expense of court, receive compensation for services in such courts as entitled by Chapters 6, 7, and 16, respectively, of the O.C.G.A. The minimum compensation for the clerk of state court shall be an annual base salary of $4,800.00 and the minimum compensation for the sheriff shall be an annual base salary of $4,800.00, each to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of the county. This compensation shall be in addition to any other compensation or supplement. The clerk of the state court shall have all authority bestowed upon him or her by Chapters 6 and 7 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A. The clerk shall also supply all of the necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials for the proper functioning of the state court, and the sheriff shall provide those services to the state court as are provided to the superior court of Putnam County. All of the expenditures authorized in this subsection are declared to be an expense of the court and payable out of the county treasury as such.

(d) On and after January 1, 2013, whenever the employees in the classified service of the state merit system receive a cost-of-living increase or general performance based increase of a specified percentage or a specified amount, the amount of the salaries in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall be increased by the same percentage or the same amount applicable to such state employees. If the cost-of-living increase or general performance based increase received by state employees is in different percentages or different amounts as to certain categories of employees, such salaries shall be increased by a percentage or an amount not to exceed the average percentage or average amount of the general increase in salary granted to the state employees. Such increase in the salaries in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section shall become effective on the first day of January following the date that the cost-of-living increases become effective for state employees; provided, however, that, if the cost-of-living increases for state employees become effective on January 1, the increase in such salaries shall become effective on the same date."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2013.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.