WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 822

By Senators Mann, Woelfel, and Stollings

[Introduced February 17, 2020; referred
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 increasing the annual longevity-based salary increase for civil service deputy sheriffs to $50 per month for every year of service.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 14. Civil Service for Deputy Sheriffs.

§7-14-17c. Salary increment.

 Every deputy sheriff with one year or more of service shall receive an annual salary increase in the sum of $5 $50 per month for each year of service. 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 increase the annual longevity-based salary increase for civil service deputy sheriffs from $5 per month for every year of service to $50 per month for every year of service.

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