Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 622: Hoboken, City of; revise compensation of mayor and councilmembers
Last action May 13, 2025 · Effective Date
A House bill would raise the pay for the mayor and city council members of Hoboken, Georgia, setting new monthly salaries in the city's charter.
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In plain language
Hoboken, Georgia operates under a city charter first approved in 1976 that sets how much its elected officials are paid. This bill rewrites Section 2.04 of that charter to update the compensation for the mayor and city councilmembers. Under the bill, the mayor would receive $475.00 per month and each councilmember would receive $175.00 per month for their services. Both the mayor and councilmembers would also continue to be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses they incur while doing their official duties. The bill repeals any other laws that conflict with these changes.
What the bill does
- Sets the mayor of Hoboken's monthly pay at $475.00, replacing the previous compensation amount in the city charter.
- Sets each Hoboken councilmember's monthly pay at $175.00, replacing the previous amount in the city charter.
- Keeps in place the right of the mayor and councilmembers to be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses tied to their official duties.
- Repeals any existing laws that conflict with the new compensation amounts.
Who it affects
The bill directly affects the mayor and city councilmembers of Hoboken, Georgia, whose monthly pay and expense reimbursement rules are set by this charter amendment. Hoboken residents are affected indirectly as taxpayers funding these local government salaries.
Why it matters
For a small Georgia city, formally setting officials' pay through the charter determines what serving as mayor or councilmember is worth financially, which can affect who is willing to run for or stay in local office.
Key provisions
- Section 1 amends Section 2.04 of Hoboken's 1976 city charter (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3060) to revise compensation for the mayor and councilmembers.
- The mayor's compensation is set at $475.00 per month.
- Each councilmember's compensation is set at $175.00 per month.
- The mayor and councilmembers remain entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred while performing their duties.
- Section 2 repeals any laws or parts of laws that conflict with this Act.
From the bill
“The mayor shall receive as compensation for his or her services $475.00 per month. Each councilmember shall receive as compensation for his or her services $175.00 per month.”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 156
- House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- House Sent to Governor (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- John Corbett (R, HD-174)
Votes
- House voteMarch 4, 2025
172 yea, 0 nay (6 not voting, 2 excused)
- Senate voteMarch 18, 2025
51 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 3 excused)
Topics
- local government pay
- city charters
- Hoboken Georgia
- municipal government