§ 1-71. Compensation of commissioners.

The chairperson of the board of commissioners of counties of this state having a population of 550,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990, or any future such census, shall be compensated in an amount not exceeding $27,000.00 per annum. Each of the other members of any such board of commissioners shall be compensated in an amount not exceeding $25,000.00 per annum. Said compensation shall be set within the limits of this section after a public hearing in a separate resolution adopted by a recorded vote and shall be included in the county's budget after such adoption. The compensation provided for in this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments on the first day of each month out of the county treasury. This section shall not apply to any county which has an elected chief executive officer having any powers which may only be changed if approved in a special election.

(1971 Ga. Laws (Act No. 168), page 2369, § 1; 1982 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1502), page 5100, § 1; 1983 Ga. Laws (Act No. 168), page 416, § 1; 1986 Ga. Laws (Act No. 1317), page 378, § 1; 1987 Ga. Laws (Act No. 121), page 171, § 1; 1996 Ga. Laws (Act No. 901), page 895, § 1)

Editor's note

Pursuant to O.G.C.A. § 36-5-24, effective Jan. 1, 2003 (Item No. 01-1160, 1-16-02) the board of commissioners established the annual salary of the chairperson of the board of commissioners at $37,000.00, and the annual salary of other members of the board of commissioners at $35,000.00.