08 LC 21
9794/AP
House
Bill 1419 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Bridges of the
10th,
Collins of the
27th,
and Jenkins of the
8th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for the compensation of the chairperson and members of the Board of
Commissioners of White County; to provide for a referendum; to provide for an
effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, members of the Board
of Commissioners of White County, other than the chairperson, shall be paid a
salary equal to 20 percent of the minimum salary established by general law for
the sheriff of White County. Such compensation shall be paid in equal monthly
installments from the funds of White
County.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of White County shall be paid a salary equal to 25 percent of the minimum salary established by general law for the sheriff of White County. Such compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of White County.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of White County shall be paid a salary equal to 25 percent of the minimum salary established by general law for the sheriff of White County. Such compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of White County.
SECTION
2.
Unless
otherwise prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the
election superintendent of White County shall call and conduct a special
election for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of White County
for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that
election at the time of the state-wide general election on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 2008. The election superintendent shall issue the
call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent
shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for
two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of White
County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the
words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be approved which provides that beginning January 1, 2011, the county
commissioners shall be paid a salary equal to 20 percent of the minimum salary
established for the sheriff of White County and the chairperson of the county
commission shall be paid a salary equal to 25 percent of the minimum salary
established for the sheriff?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than
one-half of the votes cast on such question are for the approval of the Act,
Section 1 of this Act shall become effective January 1, 2011. If the Act is not
approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, this
Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on
the first day immediately following that election date. The expense of such
election shall be borne by White County. It shall be the duty of the election
superintendent of White County to certify the results thereof to the Secretary
of State.
SECTION
3.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective
upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such
approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.