House Bill 1507 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Meeks of the 178th and DeLoach of the 167th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act establishing the State Court of Wayne County (formerly the City Court of
Jesup, in and for the County of Wayne), approved July 31, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 248), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3661), so as to
revise the salary of the judge and solicitor; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
An Act establishing the State Court of Wayne County (formerly the City Court of Jesup, in
and for the County of Wayne), approved July 31, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 248), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3661), is amended by
revising Section 3 as follows:
"SECTION 3.
(a) The judge of the State Court of Wayne County shall be paid an annual salary of
$135,711.27.
(b) The salary provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted annually by
the same percentage as the cost-of-living adjustment, if any, that is approved by the Wayne
County Board of Commissioners for general county employees in such year.
(c) The salary provided for in this section shall be paid in monthly installments from the
funds of Wayne County at the direction of the board of commissioners of Wayne County."
SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended by revising Section 4 as follows:
"SECTION 4.
(a) The solicitor of the State Court of Wayne County shall be paid an annual salary of
$135,711.27.
(b) The salary provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be adjusted annually by
the same percentage as the cost-of-living adjustment, if any, that is approved by the Wayne
County Board of Commissioners for general county employees in such year.
(c) The salary provided for in this section shall be paid in monthly installments from the
funds of Wayne County at the direction of the board of commissioners of Wayne County."
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.