Bill > HB4239

This bill amends West Virginia law concerning the compensation of elected county officials by updating the classification system for counties based on assessed property valuations, reducing the number of classes from ten to five and adjusting the valuation thresholds for each class, with new effective dates for these classifications and subsequent reviews. It also revises the salary schedules for county commissioners and other elected officials like sheriffs, clerks, assessors, and prosecuting attorneys, reflecting these new county classifications and adjusting the effective date for salary increases to July 1, 2014, while also introducing a provision for a three percent annual salary increase starting in 2016, contingent on meeting budget requirements and taking effect at the start of a new term. Additionally, the bill modifies the rules regarding prosecuting attorneys, requiring them to be full-time in certain county classes and allowing for changes between full-time and part-time status under specific conditions, and it adjusts the additional compensation for assessors based on the updated county classifications.