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SB 613: Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff

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Senate Bill 613

By: Senators Davenport of the 17th, Wicks of the 34th and Parent of the 44th AS PASSED

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend an Act placing the sheriff and clerk of the Superior Court of Clayton County on an annual salary, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1910), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3573), so as to change the compensation of the sheriff; 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 placing the sheriff and clerk of the Superior Court of Clayton County on an annual salary, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1910), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3573), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 1 as follows:

"(b) The sheriff of Clayton County shall be paid $185,000.00 per year in equal monthly installments from the funds of Clayton County."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which the Sheriff of Clayton County fully complies with the county-wide audits of Clayton County for years 2024, 2025, and 2026 required pursuant to subsection (c.1) of Code Section 36-81-7.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.