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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
AS TO SECTION 2-36
SO AS TO CHANGE THE COMPENSATION OF THE
MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
FOR THE CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia,
is authorized under Article 9, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia
to adopt reasonable ordinances to protect and improve the public health, safety, and welfare of
the citizens of Tybee Island, Georgia, and
WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority for the City of Tybee Island, Georgia,
is the Mayor and Council thereof, and
WHEREAS, the governing authority desires to adopt ordinances under it police, zoning,
and home rule powers, and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to set the compensation of its elected officials in the
manner established by state law, O.C.G.A. § 36-35-4; and
WHEREAS, the City has properly published the required notice of its intention to set the
compensation of elected officials; and
WHEREAS, an existing ordinance, Section 2-36 needs to be amended so as to reflect the
change; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ordained by the governing authority of the City of Tybee
Island that the code of ordinances, Section 2-36, shall be amended.
SECTION 1
Section 2-36 will be amended as hereinafter shown with the increase in compensation to
commence with the term of its elected officials beginning service as of January 1, 2016 and will
read as follows:
Sec. 2-36. Compensation of mayor and councilmembers.
The mayor shall receive as compensation $700.00 per month. Councilmembers shall receive
as compensation $400.00 per month. This compensation is intended to defray expenses incurred.
This provision shall have application to the mayor and councilmembers assuming office in
January 2016 and thereafter, subject to future amendments.
SECTION 2
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable
and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, p , or section of this ordinance shall be declared
illegal or invalid by the valid j or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
illegality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs nud
sections of this ordinance.
SECTION 3
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
SECTION 4
It is the int ntion of the governing body, and it is hereby ordained, that the provisions of
this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the Code of Ordinances, City of Tybee Island,
Georgia, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered if necessary to accomplish such
intention.
SECTION 5
This Ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption by the Mayor and Council
pursuant to the ordinances of the City.
ADOPTEQTHI0.,2 DAY OF 7 ' , 2015.
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