Montana Code Annotated 2021

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 4. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Part 25. Compensation and Official Fees

Compensation Of Undersheriff And Deputy Sheriff -- Definitions

7-4-2508. Compensation of undersheriff and deputy sheriff -- definitions. (1) The sheriff shall fix the compensation of the undersheriff at 98% of the salary of that sheriff.

(2) (a) The sheriff shall fix the compensation of the deputy sheriff based upon a percentage of the salary of that sheriff according to the following schedule:

In counties with population of:

Below 15,000 85% to 95%
15,000 to 29,999 76% to 95%
30,000 to 74,999 74% to 95%
75,000 and over 72% to 95%

(b) The sheriff shall adjust the compensation of the deputy sheriff within the range prescribed in subsection (2)(a) according to a rank structure in the office.

(3) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Compensation" means the base rate of pay and does not mean longevity payments or payments for hours worked overtime.

(b) "Salary of that sheriff" means the total salary provided for in 7-4-2503(1), (2)(b), and (2)(c).

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 603, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 36, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 302, L. 2021.