05 LC
14 9084
House
Bill 469
By:
Representatives Barnes of the
78th,
Stephens of the
164th,
Channell of the
116th,
Buckner of the
76th,
and Mitchell of the
88th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 36-62-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to compensation and expense reimbursement of directors of local development
authorities, so as to provide that the governing authority of a county or city
may authorize the payment of a per diem to its development authority; 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.
Code
Section 36-62-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
compensation and expense reimbursement of directors of local development
authorities, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting in its place a
new subsection to read as follows:
"(c)
The directors
shall
receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for their
actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties; provided, however,
the directors of the development authority activated by counties having a
population of 550,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of
1980 or any future such census shall
may
be paid a per diem allowance to be determined by the governing authority of
such
counties
the county or
city for which the authority was created
for each day, or part thereof, spent in the performance of their duties.
The amount of
per diem allowance shall not exceed: $400.00 per diem for a director; $450.00
per diem for a director serving as secretary or treasurer or
secretary-treasurer; or $500.00 per diem for a director serving as chairperson.
In the case of a joint development authority, any per diem shall be established
by concurrent action of the governing bodies of the participating political
subdivisions."
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laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.