WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 683

By Senators Woodrum, Baldwin, and Roberts

[Introduced March 22, 2021; referred
to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend and reenact §7-14-17c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying the amount of deputy sheriff’s annual salary increase.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 14. CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS.

§7-14-17c. Salary increment.

(a)  Every deputy sheriff with one year or more of service shall receive an annual salary increase in the sum of $5 per month for multiplied by each year month of service.

(b) Once a deputy sheriff has served for one year, he or she shall receive a salary increase in the amount of $5 multiplied by his or her months of service. In each subsequent year, on the anniversary of the deputy sheriff’s date of hire, he or she shall receive a salary increase in the amount of $5 per month for each month of service since the deputy’s hire date.

(c) Any incremental salary increase in effect prior to the effective date of this section that is more favorable to the deputy sheriffs entitled to such increase shall remain in full force and effect to the exclusion of the provisions of this section.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify the annual salary increase amounts due to deputy sheriffs.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.