GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 186

HOUSE BILL 741

 

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CLAY COUNTY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDS, PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT TO THE SHERIFF OF CLAY COUNTY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The county commissioners of a county shall not reduce the budget, salaries or number of authorized positions in the office of the sheriff of that county for the operation of the office of sheriff of that county and the operation of the county jail below the levels provided for in the 1986-87 county budget.

Sec. 2.  The budget obligation referred to in Section 1 of this act refers only to general county funds, and, in the event any special funds, grants or other moneys are or become available to the county commissioners of a county for law enforcement purposes or to the sheriff of that county, such special funds, grants or other moneys must be provided to the sheriff in addition to the level of budgetary support required by Section 1 of this act.

Sec. 3.  In the 1987-88 budget, and no less often than every four years thereafter, the county commissioners of a county shall provide to the sheriff of that county sufficient money to purchase and operate at least four automobiles for law enforcement purposes, said automobiles to be no more than four years old, and safe and in good repair, and shall pay to the sheriff a minimum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) per month, or a minimum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per automobile per month, for the maintenance and operation of the automobiles assigned to the sheriff.

Sec. 4.  This act applies to Clay County only.

Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of May, 1987.