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LD 82
Session - 127th Maine Legislature
 
LR 293
Item 1
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An Act Concerning the Salary of Elected Sheriffs

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §373, sub-§3, ¶B,  as enacted by PL 2011, c. 95, §2, is amended to read:

B. The salary of the an appointed county sheriff may not be reduced during the sheriff's term other than upon complaint of malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect, gross negligence or failure to maintain certification with the Maine Criminal Justice Academy by the board of county commissioners to the Office of the Governor.

Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §373, sub-§3, ¶C  is enacted to read:

C The salary of an elected county sheriff may not be reduced during the sheriff's term unless the sheriff voluntarily agrees to a salary reduction as proposed by the board of county commissioners.

SUMMARY

This bill specifies that the salary of an elected county sheriff may not be reduced during the sheriff's term unless the sheriff voluntarily agrees to the salary reduction.


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