07
LC 35 0458
Senate
Bill 309
By:
Senator Powell of the 23rd
AS
PASSED
AN
ACT
To
amend an Act creating the State Court of Jefferson County, formerly the City
Court of Louisville, approved August 19, 1911 (Ga. L. 1911, p. 277), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4187), and an Act
approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4189), so as to change provisions
relating to compensation of the judge and solicitor-general of the court; 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 State Court of Jefferson County, formerly the City Court of
Louisville, approved August 19, 1911 (Ga. L. 1911, p. 277), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4187), and an Act
approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4189), is amended by adding Section 2D
as follows:
"SECTION
2D.
(a)
The provisions of Sections 2A and 2B of this Act notwithstanding, beginning
January 1, 2009, the judge of the State Court of Jefferson County shall receive
an annual salary of not less than $27,000.00 annually for the service of being
judge, from the date of taking office through the fourth year of service. The
judge of the State Court of Jefferson County, Georgia, shall be compensated at
the rate of $33,000.00 annually, beginning with the fifth year of service
through the eighth year of service. The judge of the State Court of Jefferson
County shall be compensated at the rate of $39,000.00 annually, beginning with
the ninth year of service through the twelfth year of service. The judge of the
State Court of Jefferson County shall be compensated at the rate of $45,000.00
annually, beginning the thirteenth year of service and each year
thereafter.
(b)
The provisions of Sections 2A and 2C of this Act notwithstanding, beginning
January 1, 2009, the solicitor-general of the State Court of Jefferson County
shall receive an annual salary of not less than $24,000.00 for the service of
being solicitor-general, from the date of taking office through the fourth year
of service. The solicitor-general of the State Court of Jefferson County,
Georgia, shall be compensated at the rate of $30,000.00 annually, beginning with
the fifth year of service through the eighth year of service. The
solicitor-general of the State Court of Jefferson County shall be compensated at
the rate of $36,000.00 annually, beginning with the ninth year of service
through the twelfth year of service. The solicitor-general of the State Court
of Jefferson County shall be compensated at the rate of $42,000.00 annually,
beginning the thirteenth year of service and each year thereafter.
(c)
All previous years of service as either solicitor-general or judge or both of
the State Court of Jefferson County, Georgia, shall be included in calculating
that individual´s rate of compensation."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2009.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.