--- title: HB 760. Glynn County; board of commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb760 cite_as: HB 760, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb760 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb760.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb760/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71306 date: 2025-05-01 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb759.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb761.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 883 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb760.md?full=1 bill_number: HB 760 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: bill status_date: 2025-05-01 last_action: Effective Date 2025-07-01 sponsors: - Steven Sainz - Rick Townsend - Buddy DeLoach text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB760/2025 upstream_id: 2000297 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - local government pay - Glynn County - county commissioners - county government --- # HB 760. Glynn County; board of commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary ## Text 25 LC 44 3150/AP House Bill 760 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Sainz of the 180th, Townsend of the 179th, and DeLoach of the 167th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Glynn Coun ty, approved1 February 11, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1336), as amended, particula rly by an Act approved2 April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3914), so as to change the annual salary of the chairperson3 and members of the board; to provide for withholding of compensation for certain meeting4 absences; to provide for related matters; to provide an effecti ve date; to repeal conflicting5 laws; and for other purposes.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 SECTION 1.8 An Act creating a board of commissioners of Glynn County, appro ved February 11, 19379 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1336), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L.10 2001, p. 3914), is amended by striking the first unnumbered par agraph of Section 6 and11 inserting in its place the following:12 "The chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $28,000.00, p ayable in monthly13 installments, and an expense allowance of $600.00 per month. The vice chairperson shall14 receive an annual salary of $27,000.00, payable in monthly installments, and an expense15 allowance of $600.00 per month. Each other member of the board shall receive an annual16 H. B. 760 - 1 - 25 LC 44 3150/AP salary of $26,000.00, payable in monthly installments, and an e xpense allowance of17 $550.00 per month. However, that compensation shall not be paid to the chairperson, vice18 chairperson, or other member of the board for any month in whic h the chairperson, vice19 chairperson, or other member of the board failed to attend at least one regularly scheduled20 meeting of the board unless the board by majority vote determines that the absence should21 be excused for illness or other good cause."22 SECTION 2.23 This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2025.24 SECTION 3.25 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.26 H. B. 760 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. House Bill 760 raises the annual pay for the chairperson, vice chairperson, and other members of the Glynn County Board of Commissioners, and requires withholding pay for missed meetings. ### Plain-language summary This bill amends the 1937 law that created the Glynn County Board of Commissioners, as previously updated in 2001, to change how much the board's chairperson, vice chairperson, and other members are paid. It sets new annual salaries and monthly expense allowances for each position. The bill also adds a rule tying pay to attendance: a board member will not be paid for any month in which they failed to attend at least one regularly scheduled board meeting, unless a majority of the board votes to excuse the absence for illness or other good cause. The changes would take effect July 1, 2025, and any conflicting laws are repealed. ### What it does - Sets the Glynn County board chairperson's annual salary at $28,000, paid monthly, plus a $600 monthly expense allowance. - Sets the vice chairperson's annual salary at $27,000, paid monthly, plus a $600 monthly expense allowance. - Sets each other board member's annual salary at $26,000, paid monthly, plus a $550 monthly expense allowance. - Withholds a board member's monthly pay if they miss every regularly scheduled board meeting that month, unless the board excuses the absence by majority vote. - Sets the effective date of the changes as July 1, 2025, and repeals any conflicting laws. ### Who it affects The chairperson, vice chairperson, and other members of the Glynn County Board of Commissioners are directly affected by the new salary amounts and the attendance-based pay withholding rule. ### Why it matters Glynn County commissioners would see updated pay reflecting current salary levels, but they would also face a financial consequence, losing a month's pay and allowance, if they skip every regular board meeting in that month without an excused reason. ### Key provisions - Section 1 replaces the first unnumbered paragraph of Section 6 of the 1937 Glynn County board of commissioners Act, as amended in 2001, with new salary figures. - Section 1 also adds a condition withholding monthly compensation from any chairperson, vice chairperson, or member who misses all regularly scheduled meetings in a month, unless excused by majority board vote for illness or good cause. - Section 2 sets the effective date as July 1, 2025. - Section 3 repeals all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the Act. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-05-01) - Last action: Effective Date 2025-07-01 (2025-05-01) - Sponsors: Steven Sainz, Rick Townsend, Buddy DeLoach - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71306 > The history, votes, and amendments (883 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb760.md?full=1