SB433 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

County officers, Omnibus Pay Act, increases to be cost-of-living increases only, may be granted other than on adoption of budget, limitation during 4-year period, Sec. 11-2A-4 am'd.

Summary

SB433 would tie local elected officials’ pay raises to county employee increases, limit those raises to cost-of-living adjustments, and cap increases over four years.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill would amend Section 11-2A-4 so local officials’ pay increases are aligned with the county’s employee increases (including cost-of-living adjustments) and capped at eight percent over a four-year period. It also lets the Legislature pass local laws to raise compensation, but when that happens the official would not receive further cost-of-living adjustments until the total compensation reaches or exceeds the local-law increase.

Who It Affects

• Local elected officials covered by this chapter (e.g., tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner, license commissioner, elected assistant tax assessor, and elected assistant tax collector) whose pay would be adjusted to match county employee increases and would be subject to the four-year eight-percent cap and related exceptions.
• County governments and their budget decision-makers (such as county commissions) who would apply and oversee these pay increases and ensure compliance with the cap and with any local-law adjustments.

Key Provisions

• Local officials’ increases would be the same as increases granted to county employees (including cost-of-living, longevity, merit, and bonuses) and would be capped at eight percent over a four-year period.
• If a local-law increase is enacted to raise compensation, the local official would not be entitled to ongoing cost-of-living adjustments until total compensation equals or exceeds the local-law increase.

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Subjects

Counties