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05 LC 19 6619S

The House Committee on State Planning and Community Affairs - Local Legislation offers the following substitute to HB 872:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Gwinnett County, approved January 31, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2003), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4658), so as to provide for the compensation of the chairperson and the members of the board of commissioners; 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 Gwinnett County, approved January 31, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2003), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4658), is amended by striking Section 7 and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 7 to read as follows:

"SECTION 7.
(a) Effective January 1, 2006, each member of the board of commissioners, except the chairperson of the board, shall receive a salary equal in amount to the salary received by members of the General Assembly. Each such member shall also be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as such member in an amount not to exceed $7,000.00 per year.
(b) Effective January 1, 2006, the chairperson of the board of commissioners shall receive a salary equal in amount to four times the salary received by members of the General Assembly. The chairperson shall also be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as chairperson."

SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2006.

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All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.