HB1356: HB1356 Macon County; board of commissioners; revise compensation of chairperson and members

Macon County's board of commissioners was created by a local law dating back to 1872 and has been amended several times since, including changes to commissioner pay in 1983 and 1985. This bill amends that same local law again, this time to set specific new monthly compensation amounts for the board's chairperson and its other members. The bill adds a new section to the Macon County board's founding law stating that the chairperson will be paid $1,100.00 per month for serving in that role, and each other commissioner will be paid $1,000.00 per month for their service. The bill also repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new pay figures.

• Adds a new section to the law governing the Macon County board of commissioners setting the chairperson's pay at $1,100.00 per month.
• Sets the pay for each other member of the Macon County board of commissioners at $1,000.00 per month.
• Repeals any prior state or local laws that conflict with these new compensation amounts.

This bill directly affects the chairperson and members of the Macon County board of commissioners, whose monthly pay it sets, and indirectly affects Macon County taxpayers, since commissioner salaries are typically funded through the county budget.

For Macon County residents, this bill determines how much local elected officials are paid each month, a cost ultimately borne by the county budget and its taxpayers. For the commissioners themselves, it fixes a specific, guaranteed monthly salary in place of whatever prior arrangement existed.

• Section 1 amends the 1872 Macon County board of commissioners law, as previously amended in 1983 and 1985, by adding a new Section 1A on compensation.
• Section 1A sets the chairperson's compensation at $1,100.00 per month and each other commissioner's compensation at $1,000.00 per month.
• Section 2 repeals all laws and parts of laws that conflict with the new compensation provisions.

1. 2026-05-11Effective Date 2026-05-11
2. 2026-05-11Act 559
3. 2026-05-11House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2026-04-06House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2026-03-18Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2026-03-18Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
7. 2026-03-12Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
8. 2026-03-10House Passed/Adopted (House)

• Patty Stinson (D, HD-150)Primary sponsor

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 10, 2026

   159 yea, 0 nay (5 not voting, 12 absent)

   Local Calendar : House Vote #693

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 18, 2026

   50 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 2 absent)

   Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #728

• Macon County government
• local government pay
• county commissioners
• Georgia local legislation