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06 LC 14 9456/AP
House Bill 1608 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Richardson of the 19th and Maxwell of the 17th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2916), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4145), so as to change the compensation of the chairperson and members of the commission; 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 creating the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2916), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4145), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 8, which reads as follows:
"(a) The chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $60,000.00. Beginning January 1, 2002, the chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $75,000.00. The other members of the commission designated as post commissioners shall each receive an annual salary of $15,000.00. Beginning January 1, 2002, the post commissioners shall each receive an annual salary of $18,500.00. All compensation provided for in this section shall be payable monthly and shall be paid from county funds. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the compensation provided in this subsection shall constitute the entire compensation from all public sources to which the chairperson or either post commissioner shall be entitled. The chairperson and other commissioners shall not be entitled to any further compensation for serving on any boards or authorities by virtue of their office.",
and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) Beginning January 1, 2007, the chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $95,000.00. Beginning January 1, 2007, the post commissioners shall each receive an annual salary of $22,500.00. All compensation provided for in this section shall be payable monthly and shall be paid from county funds. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the compensation provided in this subsection shall constitute the entire compensation from all public sources to which the chairperson or either post commissioner shall be entitled. The chairperson and other commissioners shall not be entitled to any further compensation for serving on any boards or authorities by virtue of their office."

SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2007.

SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.