SB193ENROLLED Page 0 SB193 KSD4U5A-2 By Senator Williams (N & P) RFD: Mobile County Legislation First Read: 05-Mar-24 1 2 3 4 5 SB193 Enrolled Page 1 First Read: 05-Mar-24 Enrolled, An Act, Relating to Mobile County; to provide for the salary and expense allowance of the sheriff; and to repeal Section 45-49-230, Code of Alabama 1975. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall apply only in Mobile County. Section 2. (a) The Sheriff of Mobile County shall continue to receive the annual salary the sheriff is receiving on the effective date of this act for the remainder of the current term of office which commenced in January 2023. (b) In addition to the salary provided in subsection (a), the sheriff shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance of thirty-nine thousand dollars ($39,000) per year, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. This expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation or benefits provided to the sheriff and shall be treated the same as salary for retirement purposes. (c) Effective at the end of the term of office of the sheriff commencing in January 2023, the expense allowance provided in subsection (b) shall be repealed, and the annual salary of the sheriff shall be increased by thirty-nine thousand dollars ($39,000) per year effective beginning the next term of office of the sheriff commencing in January 2027. (d) In addition to any other compensation provided to the sheriff, the sheriff shall be entitled to cost-of-living increases or other uniform increases in compensation in the same manner and amount provided to county employees. The 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SB193 Enrolled Page 2 same manner and amount provided to county employees. The amount of any cost-of-living increase or other uniform increase shall be based on the total compensation of the sheriff, including any salary and expense allowances provided to the sheriff. During any term of office of the sheriff, any cost-of-living increase or other uniform increase shall be paid as an expense allowance to the sheriff, and effective beginning the next term of office of the sheriff, any cumulative uniform increases during a term shall be converted to salary. Any expense allowance provided to the sheriff shall be treated the same as salary for retirement purposes. Section 3. Section 45-49-230 of the Code of Alabama 1975, is repealed. Section 4. This act shall become effective on the first day of the first month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 SB193 Enrolled Page 3 the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB193 Senate 18-Apr-24 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate. Patrick Harris, Secretary. House of Representatives Passed: 30-Apr-24 By: Senator Williams 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76