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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 thean 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.