SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28
(By Senators Plymale, Prezioso, Jackson,
Walker, Fanning, Kimble, and Sprouse)
Directing the deputy sheriffs association, the sheriffs
association, the association of counties and the county
commissioners association to study retirement and disability
plans for law-enforcement deputy sheriffs and to develop a
funding mechanism for same and report back to the Legislature.
Whereas, The service of deputy sheriffs is recognized as a
valuable service to the people of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Deputy sheriffs serve under hazardous conditions in
life-threatening circumstances; and
Whereas, Deputy sheriffs are deserving of equitable treatment
in parity with other law-enforcement officers; and
Whereas, The fiscal solvency of county governments is a matter
of grave concern to the Legislature and to the people of West
Virginia; and
Whereas, The Legislature strives for equitable treatment of
all law-enforcement deputy sheriffs; and
Whereas, The actuarial soundness of all state pension systems
is of paramount importance to the Legislature and the people of
West Virginia; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature directs the deputy sheriffs association,
the sheriffs association, the association of counties and the county commissioners aAssociation to form a task force to study the
matter of retirement and disability benefits for law-enforcement
deputy sheriffs; and, be it
Further Resolved, That an equal number of representatives from
the deputy sheriffs association, the association of counties and
the county commissioners association prepare a report detailing its
findings and conclusions and outlining an agreed plan for
retirement and disability benefits for law-enforcement deputy
sheriffs, specifically describing a funding mechanism for such
plan, in which no state taxes, state fees or state funds of any
nature are dedicated to the funding of the agreed plan, and in
which the actual percentage contributions of both employer and
employee are expressly set forth; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the said report be submitted to the
joint standing committee on pensions and retirement on or before
the first day of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven,
and that the signatures of the presiding officers of each said
organization and of the task force members shall signify the
agreement of the said organizations to the terms therein; and, be
it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby
directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the deputy
sheriffs association, the sheriffs association, the association of
counties and the county commissioners association.