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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-5-29. Calculation of compensation increases for certain members of county governing authorities.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-5-29. Calculation of compensation increases for certain members of county governing authorities.

(a) Compensation to which a member of a county governing authority is entitled under general or local law, including amounts provided for in Code Sections 36-5-27 and 36-5-28 shall be increased by multiplying said amounts by the percentage which equals 2.5 percent times the number of completed, four-year terms of office served by such member of a county governing authority where such terms have been completed after December 31, 2004, effective the first day of January following the completion of each such period of service.

(b) For a member of a county governing authority elected to two-year terms of office or six-year terms of office, the percentage increase provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be 1.25 percent times the number of completed two-year terms or 3.75 percent times the number of completed six-year terms as applicable.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-5-29, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 568, § 11/SB 450.