Funding of Constitutional Officers - Virginia Joint Legislative Audit ...

Appendix A
Study Mandate
(Language in Item 13 of the Appropriations Act mandating a study of Constitutional
Officers is shown below).
1989 Appropriations Act Language
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall conduct a study of state
support for locally elected constitutional officers. Such study shall include, but not
necessarily be limited to: (i) the status of part-time Commonwealth's Attorneys,
as requested by SJR 55 (1988); (ii) workload standards and policies to be utilized
for the allocation of positions to the locally elected constitutional officers funded
through Items 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75 of this Act, (iii) the level of state and local
participation in the funding of positions allocated through these items, and (iv) an
analysis of alternative methods and agencies for administering these items. In
evaluating proposed staffing standards for Sheriffs, the Commission shall consider
jail staffing separately from law enforcement and courtroom security requirements.
When formulating its recommendations with regard to the level of state
and local participation, the Commission shall consider the relative benefit derived
from the services provided, the financial ability of the localities to provide support
and the relative differences in salary levels in northern Virginia. The Commission
shall report on its progress to the 1989 Session of the General Assembly and
complete its work no later than November 15, 1989. Further, the Commission
shall submit its recommendations, if any, to the 1990 Session of the General
Assembly. In carrying out this review, the Compensation Board, Department of
Corrections, Department of Personnel and Training, and the Department of Planning
and Budget shall cooperate as requested and shall make available records,
information and resources necessary for the completion of the work of the Commission
and its staff
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