HB313 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Reed IngramRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to Montgomery County; to amend Section 45-51-231 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to an expense allowance and salary of the sheriff, to restate the current salary of the sheriff and to delete an expired expense allowance; and to provide a new expense allowance for the sheriff and for the salary of the sheriff if the sheriff has served two or more full consecutive terms as sheriff.

Summary

HB313 updates Montgomery County sheriff pay and allowances, with different amounts based on how many consecutive terms the sheriff has served.

What This Bill Does

The bill restates the sheriff's current salary and removes an expired expense allowance. It creates a new $20,000 annual expense allowance for the sheriff funded from the county's general fund (eligible for retirement contributions). It sets the next-term salary at $155,000 for sheriffs in general, while sheriffs who have served two or more consecutive full terms receive a higher $175,000 salary starting next term, plus an additional $20,000 expense allowance during the term. The extra two-term expense allowance ends at the end of the current sheriff's term, and the new higher salary applies for the two-term group in future terms. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• The Sheriff of Montgomery County: compensation changes based on term count—non-two-term sheriffs get $155,000 salary with a $20,000 annual expense allowance; sheriffs with two or more consecutive terms get $175,000 salary plus a $20,000 expense allowance during their term.
• Montgomery County general fund (and taxpayers): funding for these salaries and allowances comes from the county's general fund, potentially increasing annual costs for sheriffs who have served two consecutive terms.

Key Provisions

• Section 45-51-231(a): The sheriff receives a $20,000 annual expense allowance, in addition to other compensation, payable from the county general fund; may count toward retirement contributions.
• Section 45-51-231(b) (next term): The sheriff's annual salary is $155,000 and the general expense allowance in (a) is null and void for that term.
• Section 2(a)(1): Any sheriff who has served two consecutive full terms shall receive an additional $20,000 annual expense allowance during the term, payable from the general fund; this is in addition to other compensation and may count toward retirement contributions; this subsection ends at the end of the sheriff's current term or if there is a vacancy.
• Section 2(b): Beginning the next term, any sheriff who has served two or more consecutive full terms shall receive an annual salary of $175,000, paid from the general fund.
• Section 3: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Montgomery County, sheriff, expense allowance and salary under certain conditions