Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 742: Broxton, City of; increase compensation of mayor and councilmembers
Last action May 13, 2025 · Effective Date
A Georgia House bill increases the monthly pay for the mayor and city council members of Broxton, a small city in Coffee County, by amending the city's 1981 charter.
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In plain language
Broxton is a city in Coffee County, Georgia that operates under a charter the state legislature approved in 1981. That charter sets how much the mayor and city council members are paid each month for their service. This bill rewrites Section 2.3 of the charter to raise those amounts. Under the bill, the mayor would receive $625.00 per month and each council member would receive $425.00 per month. Both the mayor and council members would continue to be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred while doing their official duties. The bill also repeals any earlier laws that conflict with these new pay rates.
What the bill does
- Rewrites Section 2.3 of Broxton's 1981 city charter to set the mayor's pay at $625.00 per month.
- Sets each city council member's pay at $425.00 per month under the same revised charter section.
- Keeps in place the mayor's and council members' right to be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses tied to their official duties.
- Repeals any existing laws or parts of laws that conflict with the new compensation amounts.
Who it affects
This bill directly affects the mayor and city council members of Broxton, Georgia, a city in Coffee County, by changing how much they are paid monthly for their public service.
Why it matters
For a small city like Broxton, adjusting elected officials' pay can affect who is willing and able to serve in local government. The change is limited to Broxton's own charter and does not affect pay structures in any other Georgia city.
Key provisions
- Section 1 amends Section 2.3 of the City of Broxton's 1981 charter (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3597) to set the mayor's monthly compensation at $625.00 and each council member's at $425.00.
- Section 1 also preserves reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by the mayor and council members while performing their duties.
- Section 2 repeals any prior laws or parts of laws that conflict with the new compensation amounts.
From the bill
“The mayor shall receive as compensation for his or her services $625.00 per month. Each councilmember shall receive as compensation for his or her services $425.00 per month.”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 216
- 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
- Angie O'Steen (R, HD-169)
- James Burchett (R, HD-176)
Votes
- House voteMarch 21, 2025
158 yea, 0 nay (9 not voting, 13 excused)
- Senate voteMarch 27, 2025
52 yea, 0 nay (0 not voting, 4 excused)
Topics
- local government pay
- city charters
- Broxton Georgia
- Coffee County
- municipal officials