The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
003
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OFFICE OF DEFENDER GENERAL
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5254)
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§ 5254. Personnel designation and expenditures
(a) The Defender General, Deputy Defender General, public defenders, and deputy public
defenders shall be exempt from the classified State service.
(b) Clerical and office staff in the Office of the Defender General and in all local offices
shall be hired by the Defender General. Clerical and office staff shall be State employees
paid by the State, and shall receive those benefits and compensation available to
classified State employees who are similarly situated, unless otherwise covered by
the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement setting forth the terms and conditions
of employment, negotiated pursuant to the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 27. Clerical
and office staff employed by the Office of the Defender General shall not be part
of the classified service as set forth in 3 V.S.A. chapter 13.
(c) The Deputy Defender General shall be entitled to compensation at an annual rate that
does not exceed an amount $500.00 less than the salary of the Defender General. The
public defenders and deputy public defenders shall be entitled to compensation at
annual rates not to exceed an amount $1,000.00 less than the salary of the Defender
General.
(d) The Defender General is responsible for assuming expenses for his or her office and
all local offices. The entirety of expenditures shall not exceed those set in the
annual budget of the Office of the Defender General and such expenditures shall be
subject to the provisions of 32 V.S.A. § 702. (Added 1971, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. date, see note; amended 1973, No. 77, § 41; 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1977, No. 109, § 14; 1983, No. 88, § 15; 1987, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1997, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 6a, 8; 2015, No. 58, § E.203.1.)