SB 221 - Coweta Co. Bd. of Commissioners - compensation

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A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Coweta County, as amended, so as to change provisions relating to the compensation of the members of the board of commissioners; to provide that the chairperson of the board of commissioners shall be elected by the members of the board; to repeal provisions relating to the compensation of the members of the board of commissioners.

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SB 221 97                                            SB221/AP 
 
      SENATE BILL 221 
 
      By:  Senator Price of the 28th 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Coweta 
  1- 2  County, approved August 26, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 405), as 
  1- 3  amended, particularly by an Act approved December 17, 1894 
  1- 4  (Ga. L. 1894, p. 204), and an Act approved April 17, 1992 
  1- 5  (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6506), so as to change provisions relating 
  1- 6  to the compensation of the members of the board of 
  1- 7  commissioners; to provide that the chairperson of the board 
  1- 8  of commissioners shall be elected by the members of the 
  1- 9  board; to repeal provisions relating to the compensation of 
  1-10  the members of the board of commissioners; to provide for 
  1-11  related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal 
  1-12  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-13       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-14                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-15  An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Coweta County, 
  1-16  approved August 26, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 405), as amended, 
  1-17  particularly by an Act approved December 17, 1894 (Ga. L. 
  1-18  1894, p. 204), and an Act approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L. 
  1-19  1992, p. 6506), is amended by striking Section 3A and 
  1-20  inserting in its place a new Section 3A to read as follows: 
 
 
 
  1-21    The compensation of the members of the Board of 
  1-22    Commissioners of Coweta County other than the chairperson 
  1-23    shall be $12,000.00 per annum.  The compensation for the 
  1-24    commissioner who is serving as chairperson shall be 
  1-25    $14,000.00 per annum." 
 
  1-26                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-27  Said Act is further amended by adding immediately following 
  1-28  Section 4 a new Section 4A to read as follows: 
 
 
 
  1-29    (a) The person serving as chairperson of the board of 
  1-30    commissioners on the effective date of this Act shall 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    continue to serve in that position until a chairperson is 
  2- 2    elected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in 
  2- 3    January 1999. 
 
  2- 4    (b) At its first meeting in January of each odd-numbered 
  2- 5    year, the board of commissioners shall elect one of its 
  2- 6    members to serve as chairperson  of the board.  The 
  2- 7    chairperson of the board of commissioners shall preside 
  2- 8    over all meetings of the board and shall have a vote on 
  2- 9    all matters before the board.  At its first meeting in 
  2-10    January of each year the board shall elect from among its 
  2-11    number a vice chairperson to serve until the first meeting 
  2-12    of the board in the following year.  Any member shall be 
  2-13    eligible to succeed himself or herself as chairperson or 
  2-14    vice chairperson.  The vice chairperson shall in the case 
  2-15    of absence or disability of the chairperson assume the 
  2-16    duties of the chairperson." 
 
  2-17                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-18  Said Act is further amended by striking in its entirety from 
  2-19  the amendatory Act approved December 17, 1894 (Ga. L. 1894, 
  2-20  p. 204) Section III, which reads as follows: 
 
  2-21    "SEC. III.  Be it further enacted, That said Act be 
  2-22    further amended by adding thereto the following as a new 
  2-23    section: 
 
  2-24      'Each of said commissioners shall be paid, out of the 
  2-25      county treasury of said county, the sum of fifty dollars 
  2-26      per annum, and in addition thereto such sum as may be 
  2-27      recommended by the grand jury of said county of Coweta, 
  2-28      such recommendations to be made annually at the spring 
  2-29      term of the superior court.'" 
 
  2-30                           SECTION 4. 
 
  2-31  This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1998. 
 
  2-32                           SECTION 5. 
 
  2-33  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-34  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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