Georgia § 36-5-29 - Pay increases for certain members of county governing authorities.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-5-29 — Pay increases for certain members of county governing authorities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-5-29. Pay increases for certain members of county governing authorities.
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. 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. (Code 1981, § 36-5-29 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 568, § 11/SB 450.)
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