Section 45-39-232
Personnel; uniforms; vacation and sick leave.
(a)(1) In lieu of the deputies and assistants heretofore authorized by law the Sheriff of Lauderdale County shall appoint:
a. One chief deputy, and not less than eight nor more than 13 deputies in addition to the chief deputy, the exact number of such deputies to be determined by the county governing body. The chief deputy shall receive not less than five hundred fifty dollars ($550) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) monthly and each other deputy shall receive not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than six hundred fifty dollars ($650) monthly.
b. One or more secretaries, at the discretion of the county governing body, who may be deputies but shall not be included in the number of deputies authorized in paragraph a. Such secretary, or secretaries shall receive not less than four hundred dollars ($400) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) monthly.
c. Two or more jailers, at the discretion of the county governing body, who may be deputies, but shall not be included in the number of deputies authorized by paragraph a. Such jailers shall receive not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600) monthly.
(2) The exact amount of compensation of each of such deputies, jailers, and assistants shall be fixed by the county governing body and shall be paid out of the general fund of the county as the salaries of other county employees are paid.
(b) The county commission shall furnish each deputy, the chief deputy, the assistant deputy, the investigator, and any other employee designated by the sheriff, with uniforms or it may in its discretion pay to each deputy and designated employee annually a uniform allowance of three hundred dollars ($300).
(c) Each employee of the sheriff’s office shall be granted two weeks vacation leave and two weeks sick leave with pay each year. Accumulation of vacation leave shall be allowed up to a maximum of 60 working days and accumulation of sick leave shall be allowed up to a maximum of 30 working days. Sick leave shall mean absence from duty of an employee because of any of the following:
(1) Illness.
(2) Bodily injury not incurred in line of duty, or bodily injury or occupational illness incurred in line of duty, but for which special leave is not granted.
(3) Attendance on members of the immediate family whose illness requires the care of the employee.
(4) Death in the immediate family of an employee.
(Act 1969, No. 791, p. 1421, §§1-3; Act 79-683, p. 1213, §1.)