HB222 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ronald BoltonRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to Pickens County; to further provide for the expense allowance and salary of the Revenue Commissioner of Pickens County.

Summary

HB222 increases compensation for Pickens County's Revenue Commissioner by adding an initial expense allowance, a future salary increase, and uniform compensation increases, with retirement implications.

What This Bill Does

It would add an $8,000 annual expense allowance for the Revenue Commissioner, starting the first day after the act’s effective date, paid monthly and counted as retirement salary. Beginning with the next term, the Revenue Commissioner’s annual salary would increase by $8,000 per year and the separate expense allowance would end. Starting October 1, 2024, the Commissioner would receive the same uniform increases as other elected county officers, paid as expense allowances but counted as retirement salary, and those increases would be added to permanent salary at the end of each term. All payments would come from the same funds used to pay the Revenue Commissioner’s salary.

Who It Affects

• Revenue Commissioner of Pickens County – will receive the new $8,000 annual expense allowance, a future $8,000 salary increase, and uniform increases (COLA); retirement compensation will include these amounts.
• Pickens County government and budget – must fund the increased compensation and COLA for the Revenue Commissioner and adjust retirement calculations accordingly.

Key Provisions

• Starting the first day after the act’s effective date, the Revenue Commissioner shall receive an $8,000 annual expense allowance, payable in equal monthly installments, in addition to any other salary or compensation, and it shall be treated as salary for retirement purposes.
• Beginning with the next term of office after the act’s effective date, the Revenue Commissioner’s annual salary shall be increased by $8,000 per year and subsection (a) (the expense allowance) shall be void.
• Beginning October 1, 2024, the Revenue Commissioner shall be entitled to the same uniform increases in compensation as other elected county officers, paid as expense allowances during the term and treated as salary for retirement; at the end of each term, those increases shall be added to the permanent salary for the next term.
• The expense allowance and salary provided by this act shall be paid from the same funds used to pay the Revenue Commissioner’s salary.

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Subjects

Pickens County, Revenue Commissioner, expense allowance and salary