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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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