§373-A.__Sheriff salaries and expenses

The Department of Corrections shall compensate each county for the reasonable costs related to salaries and expenses of sheriffs as agreed upon between the Department of Corrections and that county.

The Department of Corrections shall include sufficient funds for this compensation within its operating budget.

Notwithstanding this section, the county remains responsible for providing sufficient funds for all office space suitable for the performance of the duties of the office.

Sec. 6. 30-A MRSA §386, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, c. 44, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 7. 30-A MRSA §386-A is enacted to read:

§386-A.__Deputy salaries and expenses

The Department of Corrections shall compensate each county for the reasonable costs related to salaries and expenses of full- time deputy sheriffs, part-time deputy sheriffs and special deputy sheriffs as agreed upon between the Department of Corrections and that county.

The Department of Corrections shall include sufficient funds for this compensation within its operating budget.

Notwithstanding this section, the county remains responsible for providing sufficient funds for all office space suitable for the performance of the duties of the office.

Sec. 8. 30-A MRSA c. 1, sub-c. VI, art. 5, as amended, is repealed.

Sec. 9. 30-A MRSA §1501, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 104, Pt. C, §§8 and 10, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

2.__Compensation.__The Department of Corrections shall compensate each county for the reasonable costs related to salaries and expenses of jailers, masters or keepers and all subordinate assistants and employees as agreed upon between the Department of Corrections and that county.