AGO 1993-006.

Case DateFebruary 26, 1993
CourtOhio
Ohio Attorney General Opinions 1993. AGO 1993-006. February 26, 1993OPINION NO. 1993-006The Honorable John H. Hanna Henry County Prosecuting Attorney Napoleon, Ohio 43545Dear Prosecutor Hanna: You have requested an opinion as to whether the county treasurer, county sheriff, clerk of the court of common pleas, county recorder, county coroner, county engineer, and county prosecuting attorney are entitled to receive for calendar year 1993 an increase of five percent over their salaries for calendar year 1992. Salaries for Certain County Officers R.C. 325.18, as recently amended in Am. H.B. 684, 119th Gen. A. (1992) (eff. Oct. 8, 1992), states in part: (A) Notwithstanding sections 325.04 [salary of county treasurer], 325.06 [salary of county sheriff], 325.08 [salary of clerk of court of common pleas], 325.09 [salary of county recorder], and 325.10 [salary of county commissioners] of the Revised Code, the annual compensation for each county treasurer, county sheriff, clerk of the court of common pleas, county recorder, and county commissioner shall be as follows: ... (7) In calendar year 1991, the annual compensation determined under division (A)(6) of this section for calendar year 1990 increased by five per cent. (8) In calendar year 1992 and thereafter, the annual compensation determined under division (A)(7) of this section for calendar year 1991 increased by five per cent, except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section. (C) In calendar years 1993 and 1994, the annual compensation for each county commissioner shall be as follows: (1) In calendar year 1993, the annual compensation determined under division (A)(8) of this section for calendar year 1992 increased by five per cent. (2) In calendar year 1994, the annual compensation determined under division (C)(1) of this section for calendar year 1993 increased by five per cent. (Emphasis added.) R.C. 325.18, thus, supersedes the salaries otherwise provided by statute for those county officers listed in R.C. 325.18(A). More specifically, R.C. 325.18(A)(1) through (7) prescribe the salaries of the county treasurer, county sheriff, clerk of the court of common pleas, county recorder, and county commissioners for the calendar years 1985 through 1991; for each of those years, the salary was increased by five percent over the salary set for the...

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