SB331INTRODUCED Page 0 AGWHSS-1 By Senator Smitherman (N & P) RFD: Jefferson County Legislation First Read: 16-May-23 2023 Regular Session 1 2 3 4 5 AGWHSS-1 03/16/2023 THR (L)THR 2023-984 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Jefferson County; to further provide for the compensation of the sheriff. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) Effective beginning with the next term of office, the annual salary of the Sheriff of Jefferson County shall be an amount equal to 133 percent of the total salary paid to the highest paid employee of Jefferson County serving under the sheriff, other than the Chief Deputy Sheriff or the Assistant Sheriff, Bessemer Division. (b) If the total salary paid to the highest paid employee of Jefferson County serving under the sheriff, other than the Chief Deputy Sheriff or the Assistant Sheriff, Bessemer Division, is reduced during the incumbency of a serving sheriff, the sheriff's salary shall not automatically reduce during his or her incumbency. Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26