HB1420: Compensation Board; considerations for fixing salaries and staffing levels for certain sheriffs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1636.8:1 as follows:
§ 15.2-1636.8:1. Additional considerations for fixing salaries and staffing levels for certain sheriffs.
With regard to sheriffs, the Board shall include in its allocation formula the effect of additional enforcement and safety needs of localities that (i) have bodies of water of 20,000 acres or more located wholly or partially within their jurisdiction and (ii) provide boating enforcement pursuant to a cooperative enforcement agreement with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Such formula shall include an allocation sufficient to provide an additional deputy sheriff for every 50 miles of shoreline located within such locality.
