§45-19-230. Employment and compensation of deputy sheriffs.

(a) The County Commission of Coosa County shall pay deputy sheriffs at the following monthly rate:

		After	After	After	After
	Start	1 year	2 years	3 years	4 years
Chief Deputy	$975.00	$1,013.00	$1,050.00	$1,088.00	$1,125.00
Sergeant	$930.00	$968.00	$1,005.00	$1,042.00	$1,080.00
Deputy	$900.00	$938.00	$975.00	$1,012.00	$1,050.00
Investigator	$900.00	$938.00	$975.00	$1,012.00	$1,050.00

(b) The salaries provided for in subsection (a) shall be base salaries. After four years deputies shall be entitled to receive a cost-of-living expense raise as determined by the county commission for other employees.

(c) The county commission shall provide uniforms (trousers, shirts, jacket, hat, emblems, and badges) when the deputy is hired. A clothing allowance of three hundred dollars ($300) per year shall be provided after the first year. The investigator shall be entitled to receive three hundred dollars ($300) when hired in lieu of uniforms.

(d) The county commission shall determine the number of deputies and law enforcement personnel to be employed.

(Act 81-299, p. 380, §§1-4.)