05 LC 21
8445S
The
House Committee on State Planning and Community Affairs - Local Legislation
offers the following substitute to SB 339:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28,
1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April
13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4327), so as to provide for an increase in the
compensation of the clerk of the state court; to provide for 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 State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga.
L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, is amended by striking Section 3 and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
"SECTION
3.
Judgeś salaries.
Judgeś salaries.
Each
judge of the State Court of Clayton County shall receive a salary equal to 90
percent of the state salary provided by general law for judges of the superior
courts, plus 1 1/2 percent of such base salary and any supplement received
pursuant to state law or county ordinance multiplied by the number of complete
years of service as judge served by such person since January 1, 2005. Such
longevity increase shall be calculated and payable in equal monthly installments
by the board of commissioners out of the general funds of Clayton County. The
governing authority of Clayton County shall be authorized to supplement such
salary."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by striking in its entirety Section 6 and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
"SECTION
6.
Salary of the solicitor-general.
Salary of the solicitor-general.
The
solicitor-general of the State Court of Clayton County shall receive a salary
equal to 70 percent of the salary provided by this Act for the judges of the
State Court of Clayton County, not including any county supplements, plus 1 1/2
percent of such base salary and any supplement received pursuant to state law or
county ordinance multiplied by the number of complete years of service as
solicitor-general served by such person since January 1, 2005. Such longevity
increase shall be calculated and payable in equal monthly installments by the
board of commissioners out of the general funds of Clayton County. In addition,
the solicitor-general shall receive a county supplement to such salary in the
amount of $13,500.00 per annum paid on an equal monthly basis. Such amount
shall be inclusive of any county supplement the solicitor-general was receiving
on April 1, 2005, and may be increased by the county governing
authority."
SECTION
3.
Said
Act is further amended by striking subsection (b) of Section 8 and inserting in
its place the following:
"(b)(1)
The clerk of the state court shall be compensated in the amount of $65,783.00 or
in an amount not less than 95 percent of the base amount of the minimum salary
of a clerk of the superior court of a county with the population of Clayton
County as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 15-6-88 of the
O.C.G.A.without regard to cost-of-living or longevity increases, whichever is
greater. The base salary of the clerk shall be increased at the same time and
by the same percentage as the minimum salary provided by general law for the
sheriff of Clayton County is increased by operation of paragraph (2) of
subsection (a) of Code Section 15-16-20 of the O.C.G.A. The board of
commissioners is authorized to supplement such compensation in such amount as
shall be fixed by the board of commissioners.
(2)
The clerk of the state court shall be entitled to Clayton County retirement,
insurance, annual leave, sick leave, and all other benefits afforded to Clayton
County employees under the Clayton County Civil Service System Act, approved
April 2, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2747), as now or hereafter amended, except as to
compensation, employment, and
discharge."
SECTION
4.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.