Bill Text: GA HB444 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Heard County Water Authority; compensation of members; change provisions

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-20 - Effective Date [HB444 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB444-Introduced.html

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11 LC 14 0436/AP

House Bill 444 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Nix of the 69th and Smith of the 70th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Heard County Water Authority, originally known as the Franklin-Heard County Water Authority, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4613), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4139), so as to change provisions relating to compensation of members of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act creating the Heard County Water Authority, originally known as the Franklin-Heard County Water Authority, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4613), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4139), is amended by striking subsection (c) of Section 2 which reads as follows:

"(c) Members of the authority shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall have the power to establish bylaws and to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary or convenient for the government of the authority."

and inserting in its place a new subsection to read as follows:

"(c)(1) Members of the authority shall be compensated from funds of the authority in the amount of $100.00 for each meeting a member attends but shall not be compensated for more than one meeting per member per month.

(2) Members of the authority shall also be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

(3) The authority shall have the power to establish bylaws and to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary or convenient for the government of the authority."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.