15.2-1609.8 - Payments to counties having certain optional forms of organization and government. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-1609.8. Payments to counties having certain optional forms oforganization and government.

The Compensation Board shall, in the manner provided by law, determine thecompensation and expense allowances for the sheriff, and his deputies, ofeach county which has adopted or hereafter adopts any form of countyorganization and government provided for in Chapter 5 (§ 15.2-500 et seq.),Chapter 6 (§ 15.2-600 et seq.) or Chapter 8 (§ 15.2-800 et seq.) of thistitle, so long as such county shall continue such form of county organizationand government in effect in such county, as if such county had not adoptedany such form of government, but the salaries and expense allowances shall bepaid into the general fund of the treasury of such county. The actualcompensation and expense allowance to be paid the sheriff, and his deputies,of any such county shall be fixed as provided in the form of countyorganization and government adopted by such county, without regard to thelimits provided for in this article, and shall be paid by such county.

The provisions of this section shall also be applicable to any county whichadopts and has in effect in such county any other optional form of countyorganization and government which may be provided by law, if such form ofcounty organization and government shall provide that the entire compensationof the sheriff of such county shall be fixed by authorities of the county andpaid by the county.

(Code 1950, § 14-93; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-82; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 236; 1979,c. 83; 1998, c. 872.)