Vermont § 1185 - Office expenses

§ 1185. Office expenses

• (a) In settlement of their accounts, the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall
  allow State’s Attorneys their expenses for secretarial assistance; office expenses,
  including rent, supplies, equipment, maintenance, legal forms and stationery, telephone
  service, professional liability insurance, the expense of printing briefs in cases
  in which the State’s Attorney has represented the State, books, advance copies of
  the Vermont reports, advertising, dues, and subscriptions; tuitions; and stipends
  for professional training and their necessary expense when away from home on official
  business. (b)(1) Secretaries shall be hired by and shall serve at the pleasure of the State’s Attorney
  unless otherwise modified by a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant
  to 3 V.S.A. chapter 27. Secretaries shall be State employees paid by the State, and
  shall receive those benefits available to other classified State employees who are
  similarly situated, but they shall not be subject to the rules provided for under
  3 V.S.A. chapter 13. The compensation of each secretary shall be determined by the
  Commissioner of Human Resources with the approval of the Governor unless otherwise
  determined through collective bargaining pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 27. In fixing
  compensation, there shall be taken into consideration, among other things, the volume
  of work requiring the services of the secretary and whether the services are on a
  full- or part-time basis. (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the subjects for bargaining
  pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 904. (Added 1971, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 67, eff. June 13, 1988; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2017, No. 81, § 11, eff. June 15, 2017.)