HB538 Alabama 2015 Session

Under existing law, certain local elected officials are entitled to the same uniform increases in compensation granted to county employees at the time of adoption of the budget

This bill would remove the limitation that local elected officials only receive increases granted at the time the county budget is adopted and would limit any increases to cost-of-living increases and place a cap on the percentage of increases granted during a four-year period

Relating to compensation for local elected officials; to amend Section 11-2A-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to remove the limitation on granting increases only at time of adoption of a budget; and to limit increases to cost-of-living increases and placing a cap on increases during a certain period.