H. B. 2739


(By Delegates Warner, Fragale, Linch,
Campbell and Smith)

[Introduced March 26, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Political Subdivisions.]



A BILL to amend and reenact section six-b, article seven, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to increasing the compensation of county assessors for additional duties.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section six-b, article seven, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES, ETC.; COMPENSATION OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS; COUNTY ASSISTANTS, DEPUTIES AND EMPLOYEES, THEIR NUMBER AND COMPENSATION.

§7-7-6b. Additional compensation of assessors according to county classification.

For the purpose of determining the additional compensation to be paid to the county assessor of each county for the additional duties provided by section six-a of this article, thefollowing compensation for each county assessor by class, as provided in section three of this article, are hereby established and shall be used by each county commission in determining the compensation of each county assessor; for assessors in Class I counties, twelve thousand dollars for the calendar year one thousand nine hundred and eighty, and eleven thousand dollars for each calendar year thereafter; thirteen thousand two hundred dollars; for assessors in Class II counties, six seven thousand two hundred dollars; for assessors in Class III counties, five six thousand dollars; for assessors in Class IV counties, two three thousand five hundred dollars; for assessors in Class V counties, one thousand five eight hundred dollars; and for assessors in Class VI counties, one thousand two hundred dollars.
Notwithstanding this section or any other section of the code to the contrary, in no event shall the additional compensation paid to the county assessors for performance of additional duties as provided in section six-a of this article be less than the additional compensation such county assessors received January one, one thousand nine hundred seventy-six ninety-two.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the additional compensation paid to assessor for additional duties.

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