2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 15 - COURTS
CHAPTER 6 - SUPERIOR COURTS
ARTICLE 2 - CLERKS OF SUPERIOR COURTS
§ 15-6-90 - Longevity increases; separate provision for operational expenses; local laws; clerks currently in office
O.C.G.A.
15-6-90 (2010)
15-6-90. Longevity increases; separate provision for operational expenses; local laws; clerks currently in office
(a) The amounts provided in subsection (a) of Code Section
15-6-88 and Code Sections
15-6-89 and
15-10-105, as increased by subsection (b) of Code Section
15-6-88, shall be increased by multiplying said amounts by the percentage which equals 5 percent times the number of completed four-year terms of office served by any clerk after December 31, 1976, effective the first day of January following the completion of each such period of service.
(b) The minimum salaries provided for in Code Sections
15-6-88 and
15-6-89, this Code section, and Code Sections
15-6-91 and
15-6-92 shall be considered as salary only. Expenses for deputy clerks, equipment, supplies, copying equipment, and other necessary and reasonable expenses for the operation of a clerk's office shall come from funds other than the funds specified as salary in such Code sections.
(c) This Code section shall not be construed to affect any local legislation, except where such local legislation provides for a salary lower than the salary provided in Code Sections
15-6-88 and
15-6-89, this Code section, and Code Sections
15-6-91 and
15-6-92, in which event such Code sections shall prevail.
(d) Code Sections
15-6-88 and
15-6-89, this Code section, and Code Sections
15-6-91 and
15-6-92 shall not be construed to reduce the salary of any clerk of the superior court presently in office.
Graham Syfert - Jacksonville Lawyer