Section 45-53-72 - Chief Clerk and Additional Clerks

(a) The County Commission of Perry County shall provide for a chief clerk and not more than two additional clerks to assist the county commission in the performance of its duties. The county commission shall select the chief clerk and not more than two additional clerks and set the compensation of the chief clerk and each additional clerk. (b) The compensation of the chief clerk and each additional clerk shall be paid from the General Fund of Perry County in the same manner as the compensation of other county employees is paid, or as otherwise provided by law. (Act 88-817, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 257, §§ 1, 2.)