HB699 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Moore

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Coffee Co.,compensation further provided for, county commissioner, sheriff, coroner, Revenue Commissioner, and probate judge, Secs. 45-16-60, 45-16-84 repealed; Secs. 45-16-62, 45-16-84.01, 45-16-84.02, 45-16-230 am'd.

Summary

HB699 would raise and reorganize Coffee County official salaries and expense rules, changing how the county pays several elected offices and eliminating old expense accounts for the coroner and probate judge.

What This Bill Does

It sets new base salaries for Coffee County offices: county commissioners get 22,500 per year plus a 5,000 annual chair stipend, with future increases allowed by state law. It fixes the incumbent Revenue Commissioner’s salary at 92,500 per year, with future adjustments. It reorganizes coroner pay by creating a Coffee County Coroner office, establishing a base salary for new coroners (not less than 18,000, with a stated base of 25,000 per year) and appointing a chief deputy coroner, plus county payment of certain expenses and a monthly deputy salary when the coroner is absent. It also sets salaries for the Judge of Probate and the Sheriff at a base range of 40,000 to 75,000 per year for future terms, with annual adjustments. Finally, it repeals existing expense-account provisions for the coroner and the judge of probate.

Who It Affects

• Coffee County elected officials (commissioners, sheriff, coroner, judge of probate, and revenue commissioner) who would see new or adjusted salary amounts and new expense-structure rules.
• Coffee County taxpayers and the county budget, since salaries and approved expenses would be funded from the county general fund and could affect overall local government spending.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Sets the Coffee County Commission base salary at 22,500 for new commissioners, with a 5,000 annual chair stipend; salary may be increased over time as provided by state law; new commissioners with interrupted service receive the base amount upon reappointment or reelection.
• Section 2: Sets the incumbent Coffee County Revenue Commissioner’s salary at 92,500, with future increases allowed under existing salary-adjustment provisions.
• Section 3: Amends several sections to establish a Coffee County-wide Coroner office, including: (a) coroner compensation rules, (b) appointment of a chief deputy coroner, (c) expense allowances and how they are paid, (d) a new coroner salary structure for future elected/appointed coroners (base at least 25,000 per year, not less than 18,000, adjustable over time), (e) additional details on deputy pay (200 per month) and expenses, and (f) that the commission pays coroner-related expenses from the county general fund.
• Section 4: Repeals sections 45-16-60 and 45-16-84, removing the prior expense-account provisions for the probate judge and the coroner.
• Section 5: Establishes the act’s effective date as the first day of the first month after governor approval.

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Subjects

Coffee County