07 LC
38 0251/AP
House
Bill 600 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Parsons of the
42nd,
Tumlin of the
38th,
Wix of the
33rd,
Teilhet of the
40th,
Manning of the
32nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the
sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system
to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3620), so
as to change the compensation of the chief investigator and the executive
assistant to the sheriff; 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 changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff,
and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the
salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3620), is amended
by revising subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 5 as follows:
"(b)
The sheriff of Cobb County shall have one chief deputy whose salary shall be
$115,157.55 per annum, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds
of Cobb County. The chief deputy sheriff shall possess the same qualifications
for office as required for the sheriff. The chief deputy shall serve at the
pleasure of the sheriff. Each candidate for the office of sheriff of Cobb
County shall, at the time he or she qualifies to run for the office of sheriff,
designate and certify to the judge of the probate court the name of the person
who shall be his or her chief deputy sheriff. In the event the office of
sheriff becomes vacant by death, resignation, or otherwise, the vacancy shall be
filled until the next general election by said chief deputy, who shall in such
event enter upon the performance of said duties upon taking the oath of office
prescribed by law for the sheriff of Cobb County. The chief deputy sheriff is
authorized, when directed by the sheriff, to discharge any and all of the duties
and powers of the sheriff. In addition to said chief deputy, said sheriff shall
be authorized to name and appoint such additional deputies as shall be approved
from time to time by the governing authority of Cobb County. The salaries of
said additional deputies shall be set by the governing authority of Cobb County;
provided, however, that said salaries shall not be less than $4,880.00 per annum
per each additional deputy approved by said governing authority of Cobb County.
In addition to said chief deputy and other deputies provided for above, the
sheriff of Cobb County shall be authorized to employ the clerical help necessary
to perform properly the functions and duties of his or her office, provided that
the number of employees and salaries or other compensation to be paid to each
shall first be approved by the governing authority of Cobb County.
(c)
In addition to those employees provided for by subsection (b) of this section,
there is created the office of chief investigator for Cobb County. The chief
investigator shall be appointed by the sheriff, shall be under his or her direct
supervision and control, and shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. The
individual appointed by the sheriff of Cobb County shall possess, as a minimum,
a high school education or its equivalent and shall either be a graduate of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation´s National Academy for Peace Officers or
possess ten years of actual experience as a peace officer or be a graduate of a
law school accredited by the Georgia Bar Association or be a graduate of the
Southern Police Institute School of Police Management and Administration or have
a master´s degree from an accredited college or university. The salary of
the chief investigator shall be $104,489.15 per annum, to be paid in equal
monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County.
(d)
In addition to those employees provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of this
section, there is created the position of executive assistant to the sheriff.
The executive assistant shall be appointed by the sheriff, shall be under his or
her direct supervision and control, and shall serve at the pleasure of the
sheriff. The sheriff shall establish such qualifications, education, and
experience as he or she deems necessary for the individual appointed to the
position of executive assistant. The salary of the executive assistant shall be
$62,806.19 per annum, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of
Cobb County."
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.