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8/10/2019 Legislative Agenda
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LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Chatham County Attorneys Office
2015
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PROPOSED AGENDA
Coastal Marshlands Protection Act Amendment
CATWhere tax should be levied
Composition of the Board
Appointment of Magistrates
Pay for Elected Officials and Judges
Christmas Tre for Judges
Defined compensation structure for elected officials
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THE COUNTY HAS PROBLEMSCONCERNING BUILDING ANDMAINTAINING PUBLIC STRUCTURESADJACENT TO THE MARSH.EXAMPLES:
* TURNERS CREEK* MCQUEENS TRAIL.
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PROTECTING THE MARSH
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EXISTING LANGUAGE
O.C.G.A. 12-7-6 provides for 25 foot buffer ex
(15)(A) There is established a 25 foot buffer athe banks of all state waters, as measuredhorizontally from the point where vegetation
been wrested by normal stream flow or waveaction, except:
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PROPOSED NEW LANGUAGE
Two major changes:
1. Definition of the buffer area: Instead of measur
wrested vegetation will be measured as done
Marshland Protection Act (i.e. the wetlands
jurisdictional line)
Proposed language as written may increase maintenance of ro
drainage structure
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COUNTYS PROPOSED NEWLANGUAGE
Second major change:
2. Allow larger exception for drainage includmaintained and construction of drainage strwithin the buffer.
This will keep the jurisdictional wetland proby except maintenance of ROW and necdrainage structures.
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PROTECTION OF MARSH WHILEALLOWING PUBLIC USE FACILITIES
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CAT
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COUNTY-WIDE SPECIAL
TAX DISTRICT
Tax Imposed upon vote of the Board ofCommissioners after study of need for servrecommendation by CAT Board
No opt out provisions for any municipality
NOT a county wide tax
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Commissioner 1
Commissioner 2
Commissioner 3
Alderman
At largecitizen
SSDcitizen
Savannah
citizen
GardenCity
DisabledCitizen
9
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Growth potential upon 2 conditions:1. Receipt of service to a municipality2. Vote of the Board of Commissioner
Current Board Expanded Boa
Businessrepresentative
2ndresident ofSavannah11
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MAGISTRATE COURT APPOINTMENTS
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POWER TO APPOINT IN CHIEF MAGISTRATEAS OF 2013
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3 important changes in new Act
CommissionMAYappoint 3rdmagistrate
Commission SHALL reconfirm, or not, all parttime magistrates
Commission shall approve of futurenominees for part time magistrates
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CHRISTMAS TREE
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CURRENT ACT, 2007
2 SEPARATE GROUPS*litigation pending over pay
Tax Commissioner
Sheriff
Clerk of Superior Court*
Coroner
Clerk of State Court SuperiorCourt
State 95%
Juvenile 90%
RecordersCourt 85%
Probate Court*80%
MagistrateCourt 80%
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SEPARATE ISSUES; NEED SEPARATE ACTS
Elected Officials Judges
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Establish salaries and define suppBase salary + supp
Base salary + county supplement + COLA (state) + longevity + oddities = total com
Supplement is:remainder arrived a
subtraction from tota
compensation of ba
COLAs irrespective o
granted by the State
governing authority,
other statutorily gran
other compensation
pursuant to an Act oAssembly. Suppleme
used in this local Act
Board of Commissio
discretion.
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Establish salaries and handle lo
Offset longevity above statutory ba
Question: Do we remain in Recorde
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