Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 1819 - Putnam County; tax commissioner; compensation

Page Numbers - 1/ 2

1. Channell  111th        2. Parham  122nd


House Comm: LLeg       /                Senate Comm: SLGO       /                                   
House Vote: Yeas 146   Nays 0           Senate Vote: Yeas 47  Nays 0                                
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               House          Action         Senate                                                 
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              2/27/96  Read 1st Time         3/5/96                                                 
              2/28/96  Read 2nd Time                                                                
              2/29/96  Favorably Reported    3/13/96                                                
              2/29/96  Read 3rd Time                                                                
              2/29/96  Passed/Adopted        3/13/96                                                
              3/21/96  Sent to Governor                                                             
              4/1/96   Signed by Governor                                                           
              703      Act/Veto Number                                                              
              1/1/97   Effective Date                                                               
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Immediately Transmitted to the House                                                                
                                                                                                    
Code Sections amended:                                                                              


HB 1819                                            LC 22 2206






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector
  1- 2  and tax receiver of Putnam County, approved March 6, 1962
  1- 3  (Ga. L. 1962, p. 3048), as amended, particularly by an Act
  1- 4  approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 5035), so as to
  1- 5  change the provisions relating to the compensation of the
  1- 6  tax commissioner; to provide an effective date; to repeal
  1- 7  conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  An Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax
  1-10  receiver of Putnam County, approved March 6, 1962 (Ga. L.
  1-11  1962, p. 3048), as amended, particularly by an Act approved
  1-12  April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 5035), is amended by
  1-13  striking Section 4 and inserting in lieu thereof the
  1-14  following:

                        "SECTION 4.

  1-15    (a) During the tenure of the individual serving as tax
  1-16    commissioner of Putnam County on February 1, 1994, the tax
  1-17    commissioner shall receive for the tax commissioner's
  1-18    services as such an annual salary of $34,000.00.

  1-19    (b) Any other person who succeeds the individual serving
  1-20    as tax commissioner of Putnam County on February 1, 1994,
  1-21    shall be compensated for the tax commissioner's services
  1-22    as such in the base amount of $32,400.00 annually, and for
  1-23    the tax commissioner's services as an ex-officio sheriff
  1-24    in the amount of $2,400.00 annually.

  1-25    (c) On and after the effective date of this Act, whenever
  1-26    the employees in the classified service of the state merit
  1-27    system receive a cost-of-living increase or general
  1-28    performance based increase of a specified percentage or a
  1-29    specified amount, the amount of the base salary of the tax
  1-30    commissioner, whether determined in accordance with
  1-31    subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section, shall be



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                                                  LC 22 2206

  2- 1    increased by the same percentage or the same amount
  2- 2    applicable to such state employees. If the cost-of-living
  2- 3    increase or general performance based increase received by
  2- 4    state employees is in different percentages or different
  2- 5    amounts as to certain categories of employees, the base
  2- 6    salary of the tax commissioner shall be increased by a
  2- 7    percentage or an amount not to exceed the average
  2- 8    percentage or average amount of the general increase in
  2- 9    salary granted to the state employees. Such increase in
  2-10    the base salary of the tax commissioner shall become
  2-11    effective on the first day of January following the date
  2-12    that the cost-of-living increases become effective for
  2-13    state employees; provided, however, that if the
  2-14    cost-of-living increases for state employees become
  2-15    effective on January 1, the increase in the base salary
  2-16    for the tax commissioner shall become effective on the
  2-17    same date."

                         SECTION 2.

  2-18  This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1997.

                         SECTION 3.

  2-19  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2-20  repealed.
























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