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House Bill 128
By:
Representative Squires of the 78th
A BILL TO BE
ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts, so as
to change the provisions relating to the compensation of clerks of the superior
courts who perform additional duties; 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.
Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts, is amended by striking
Code Section 15-6-89, relating to additional remuneration for certain services,
and inserting in lieu thereof a new Code section to read as
follows:
"15_6_89.
(a)
In addition to the minimum salary provided in Code Section 15_6_88 or any other
salary provided by any applicable general or local law, each clerk of the
superior court of any county who also serves as clerk of a state court, city
court, juvenile court, or magistrate court, civil
court, or any other court under any applicable general or local law of
this state shall receive for his or her services in such other court a salary of
not less than $236.25 $500.00 per month, to be paid from
the funds of the county. In the event any such court for which a clerk
of the superior court is serving as clerk is abolished, Such salary
or any other salary which is provided as remuneration to the clerk of the
superior court for additional services shall not be decreased while the clerk of
the superior court holds office, provided that the clerk of the superior
court shall not be entitled to any salary heretofore received
for service in such court in the event any such court in which a clerk of the
superior court is serving as clerk is abolished by
law.
(b) In addition to the minimum salary
provided in Code Section 15_6_88 or any other salary provided by any applicable
general or local law, the clerk of the superior court of any county who also
serves as the court´s appointee for the purpose of administering jury
management or excusing jurors pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section
15_12_1, local court rule, or otherwise shall receive for his or her services
remuneration in the amount provided in subsection (a) of this Code section,
payable monthly to the clerk of superior court from funds of the county.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code section, the county governing
authority shall be authorized to remunerate the clerk of the superior court any
amount greater than the minimum salary provided in subsection (a) of this Code
section."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
repealed.