Sec. 2. In counties having a population of more than 400,000, the sheriff shall appoint an undersheriff, who shall also be the chief deputy sheriff, and such number of deputy sheriffs, and other clerks and employees as may be fixed by the board of supervisors. The annual salary of the undersheriff inclusive of his duties as chief deputy sheriff, and the number of deputies, clerks and employees, and their annual salaries, shall be fixed by resolution of the board of supervisors, to be payable monthly in lieu of all fees or other compensation. The board of supervisors may provide that deputy sheriffs solely engaged in the service of civil process shall receive as compensation, fees for such service, in lieu of salary.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 51.242
Undersheriffs and deputies in counties over 400,000; appointment; compensation
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Wayne Circuit Judges v. Wayne County (1971)
Most recently applied in 90 Mich. App. 533 - Capitol City Lodge No 141, Fraternal Order of Police v. Meridian Township (June 1979)
1919, Act 180, Eff
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