HB553 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Marcel Black
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Colbert Co., co. commission authorize to provide compensation of the chair and members
Summary: HB553 would let Colbert County adjust pay and benefits for the county commission chair and members, including expense allowances and ties to county employee pay increases starting in 2016.
What This Bill Does
It allows the county to reduce the chair's total compensation so it matches non-chair members, and to provide an expense allowance for each member equal to one-sixth of a 2015 amount used for the chair. If a compensation increase for an incumbent is implemented, it would be paid as an expense allowance until the next term and then added to base salary, with deductions for related programs as if it were salary. Beginning October 1, 2016, commissioners would receive the same uniform pay increases as county employees (including cost-of-living adjustments, longevity, merit, and bonuses), with the same handling as described above. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after governor approval or law passage.

Who It Affects
Colbert County Commission chair and other members — potential changes to compensation levels, introduction of expense allowances, and future increases tied to county employee pay.
Colbert County budget and payroll systems — increases to commissioner compensation and related deductions may affect budgeting and funding, including supernumerary program deductions required if increases are treated as salary.

Key Provisions
Section 1(a): The commission may decrease the chair's total compensation so it equals the salaries of non-chair members.
Section 1(b): The commission may provide an expense allowance to each member equal to one-sixth of the 2015 yearly amount allotted as additional compensation to the chair.
Section 2: If an incumbent's compensation is increased, the increase is first paid as an expense allowance until the next term, then included in base salary, with deductions for supernumerary programs as if the increase were salary.
Section 3: Beginning Oct 1, 2016, commission members get the same uniform increases (including COLA, longevity, merit raises, and bonuses) granted to county employees, in the same amounts or percentages; if a COLA increases pay, it is paid as described in Section 2.

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Subjects: Colbert County