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HB 789 - Cobb County; tax commissioner's employees; compensation

Cooper, Sharon M (31st)	Ehrhart, Earl (36th)	Franklin, Jr., Robert L (39th)
Wix, Don Edwin (33rd)	Grindley, Jr., George H (35th)	Wiles, John J (34th)

Status Summary	HC:	LLeg	SC:	SLGO	FR:	02/24/99	LA:	04/09/99	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, so as to change the compensation of the chief clerk, executive secretary, and administrative specialist; and for other purposes.

HB 789                                             LC 22 3551 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector 
  1- 2  and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb 
  1- 3  County, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as 
  1- 4  amended, particularly by an Act approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. 
  1- 5  L. 1996, p. 3942), and an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 
  1- 6  1998, p. 4077), so as to change the compensation of the 
  1- 7  chief clerk, executive secretary, and administrative 
  1- 8  specialist; to provide for an effective date; to repeal 
  1- 9  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  An Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax 
  1-13  receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, 
  1-14  approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as 
  1-15  amended, particularly by an Act approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. 
  1-16  L. 1996, p. 3942), and an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 
  1-17  1998, p. 4077), is amended by striking Section 3 in its 
  1-18  entirety, and inserting in its place the following: 
 
 
 
  1-19    (a) The tax commissioner shall receive an annual salary of 
  1-20    $60,895.50, to be paid in equal monthly installments from 
  1-21    county funds.  The tax commissioner shall be allowed one 
  1-22    chief clerk whose annual salary shall be paid in equal 
  1-23    monthly installments from the funds of the county 
  1-24    treasury.  Effective January 1, 1999, the annual salary 
  1-25    for the chief clerk shall be $63,579.47. Any candidate for 
  1-26    the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County shall, on 
  1-27    the date of qualifying for such office in either a primary 
  1-28    or a general election, certify to the judge of the Probate 
  1-29    Court of Cobb County the name of the person the candidate 
  1-30    shall appoint as chief clerk in the event he or she is 
  1-31    elected to the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County; 
  1-32    and the person so named shall serve as the chief clerk 
  1-33    during the term for which he or she was so named.  In the 
 
 
 
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  2- 1    event of the death or removal from office of said chief 
  2- 2    clerk, the tax commissioner of Cobb County shall have 30 
  2- 3    days from said date of death or removal from office of 
  2- 4    said chief clerk to certify to the judge of the Probate 
  2- 5    Court of Cobb County the name of the chief clerk to be 
  2- 6    appointed. 
 
  2- 7    (b) In addition to those employees provided for in 
  2- 8    subsection (a) of this section, there is created the 
  2- 9    position of executive secretary to the tax commissioner. 
  2-10    The executive secretary shall be appointed by the tax 
  2-11    commissioner, shall be under the tax commissioner's direct 
  2-12    supervision and control, and shall serve at the pleasure 
  2-13    of the tax commissioner.  The tax commissioner shall 
  2-14    establish such qualifications, education, and experience 
  2-15    as he or she deems necessary for the individual appointed 
  2-16    to the position of executive secretary.  The salary of the 
  2-17    executive secretary shall be paid in equal monthly 
  2-18    installments from the funds of Cobb County.  Effective 
  2-19    January 1, 1999, the annual salary of the executive 
  2-20    secretary shall be $39,389.13. 
 
  2-21    (c) In addition to those employees provided for in 
  2-22    subsections (a) and (b) of this section, there is created 
  2-23    the position of administrative specialist in the office of 
  2-24    the tax commissioner.  The administrative specialist shall 
  2-25    be appointed by the tax commissioner, shall be under the 
  2-26    tax commissioner's direct supervision and control, and 
  2-27    shall serve at the pleasure of the tax commissioner.  The 
  2-28    tax commissioner shall establish such qualifications, 
  2-29    education, and experience as he or she deems necessary for 
  2-30    the individual appointed to the position of administrative 
  2-31    specialist.  The salary of the administrative specialist 
  2-32    shall be $30,680.00 per annum, to be paid in equal monthly 
  2-33    installments from the funds of Cobb County." 
 
  2-34                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-35  This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1999. 
 
  2-36                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-37  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-38  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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