(a)(1) Effective beginning May 1, 2025, the Sheriff of Clarke County shall receive an annual expense allowance of thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500), payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. (2) This expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation or benefits granted to the sheriff and may be treated as compensation for retirement purposes. (b) Effective beginning the next term of office after April 18, 2025, the annual salary of the Sheriff of Clarke County shall be increased by thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars ($32,500) and the expense allowance provided in subsection (a) shall be void.
(c) The expense allowance and salary provided for in this section shall be in lieu of any other compensation for the sheriff and shall supersede any law or part thereof providing for an expense allowance, salary, or other compensation for the sheriff.
History: (Act 2025-190, §§2-4.)