HB727 Summary

• Establishes election of the Chair of the Lauderdale County Commission on a countywide basis beginning at the next general election, with a four-year term and tie-breaking voting authority only.

• Sets the chair's annual salary at $40,000, payable in equal semi-monthly installments from the county general fund.

• Assigns the chair duties including promoting economic development, establishing intergovernmental partnerships, and serving as county representative on boards and committees.

• Eliminates the judge of probate from serving as chair of the county commission after the first elected chair takes office.

• Makes the measure effective only upon approval by a majority of Lauderdale County voters in a referendum held on the November 2010 general election day.