Senate Bill No. 560
(By Senators Helmick, Ross, Sharpe, Buckalew, Bowman and Dittmar)
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[Introduced February 19, 1996; referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend article seven, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty- three, relating to requiring the county commission of each county to determine the amount of compensation of all employees of the county.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article seven, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-three, 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.
§7-7-23. County commissions to determine compensation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the county commission of each county shall determine the amount of compensation of every employee of the county. "Employee" includes, but is not limited to, the members of the county commission and all other elected officials of the county.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the county commission of each county to determine the amount of compensation of all county employees.

§7-7-23 is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.