Modification of County Elected Officer Salary Categories

Current law categorizes each county for purposes of establishing the salaries of elected officers in the county. The statutory salary amounts are adjusted every 2 years for inflation and take effect for terms commencing after any change is made.

The bill modifies the categories of 3 counties which will result in accompanying percentage increases in salary as follows:

• Elbert county changes from category IV-A to category III-A (17.7% increase for commissioners, treasurers, assessors, clerks, and full-time coroners; 14.1% increase for sheriffs; 50.0% increase for surveyors; 49.8% increase for part-time coroners);
• Rio Grande county changes from category IV-C to category III-C (17.7% increase for commissioners, treasurers, assessors, clerks, and full-time coroners; 14.1% increase for sheriffs; 50.0% increase for surveyors; 49.8% increase for part-time coroners); and
• Hinsdale county changes from category V-B to category V-A (8.3% increase for commissioners, treasurers, assessors, clerks, sheriffs, surveyors, and part-time coroners).
  (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)