07 LC 36
0447/AP
House
Bill 206 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Shaw of the
176th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Clinch County shall also serve as
the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clinch County on and after
January 1, 2009; to provide for the compensation of such judge for service as
chief magistrate; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of
term of the current chief magistrate; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
(a)
Pursuant to subsection (g) of Code Section 15-10-20 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clinch County
shall not be separately elected for any term of office that begins on or after
January 1, 2009, but on and after that date the probate judge of Clinch County
shall serve as the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clinch County.
There shall be no election in 2008 or thereafter for the office of chief
magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clinch County. The term of office of the
judge serving as chief magistrate shall be concurrent with such judge´s
term of office as the judge of the probate
court.
(b) Effective January 1, 2009, in addition to any compensation received for service as judge of the Probate Court of Clinch County, the judge of the probate court who serves as chief magistrate shall receive a supplement for service as chief magistrate in an amount to be fixed by the governing authority of Clinch County. Such supplement shall not be less than the minimum amount provided by any general law of the state for additional service by a judge of the probate court as chief magistrate.
(b) Effective January 1, 2009, in addition to any compensation received for service as judge of the Probate Court of Clinch County, the judge of the probate court who serves as chief magistrate shall receive a supplement for service as chief magistrate in an amount to be fixed by the governing authority of Clinch County. Such supplement shall not be less than the minimum amount provided by any general law of the state for additional service by a judge of the probate court as chief magistrate.
SECTION
2.
The
chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Clinch County who is serving as such
on January 1, 2007, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office
shall continue to serve as such chief magistrate for a term of office which
shall expire on December 31, 2008, and, during such time period, shall continue
to receive the same salary such person was receiving for performing such duties
as fixed by the governing authority of Clinch County.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.