(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2, this section shall apply to a person employed as a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer as of September 30, 1980.

    (2) The probate judge or judges in each county shall appoint a suitable person who shall serve as the county juvenile officer of the county. The county juvenile officer shall not be subject to or governed by civil service law of this state. Each juvenile officer shall hold office at the pleasure of the probate judge or judges of the county and shall perform the various duties required by law.

    (3) The salaries of county juvenile officers shall be established and paid as follows:

Population of County	County Juvenile Officer Salary
Less than 40,000	$ 13,400.00
40,001 to 75,000	$ 14,100.00
75,001 to 150,000	$ 14,800.00
150,001 to 250,000	$ 15,600.00
250,001 to 500,000	$ 16,300.00
More than 500,000	$ 17,100.00

The salary designated in this subsection shall be paid biweekly by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of this state. A juvenile officer shall not receive other fees or compensation for services as county juvenile officer, except as provided by the county board of commissioners, and the juvenile officer shall devote his or her entire time to the performance of the duties of the office.

    (4) The probate judge or judges in a county having a population of 75,000 or more inhabitants may appoint assistant county juvenile officers according to the following schedule:

	Number of Assistant
Population of County	County Juvenile Officers
75,000 to 150,000	1
150,001 to 250,000	2
250,001 to 500,000	4
More than 500,000	6

(5) The salaries of assistant county juvenile officers shall be established as follows:

Population of County	County Juvenile Officer Salary
75,000 – 150,000	$13,000.00
150,001 – 250,000	13,300.00
250,001 – 500,000	13,600.00
More than 500,000	13,900.00

The salaries shall be paid biweekly by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of the state.

    (6) Subject to approval by the senate and house appropriations committees, the salaries designated in subsections (3) and (5) shall be adjusted annually by the same percentage as the salary adjustments made for state civil service employees excluded from representation under civil service rules.

    (7) A county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) or (b) shall receive the necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, to be paid by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of the state.

    (8) Vouchers for payment of compensation and expenses shall be certified by the director of social services. The amount provided in this section shall be compensation in full for services performed by each of the county juvenile officers or assistant county juvenile officers, unless the county board of commissioners votes to pay the county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer an amount in addition to the salary designated in this section.

    (9) Each county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a), regardless of the size of the county to which the officer is appointed, shall receive all of the fringe benefits made available to state civil service employees excluded from representation under civil service rules.

    (10) A county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(b) shall receive the fringe benefits provided by the county for juvenile court employees.

    (11) This section shall not prohibit a person employed as an assistant county juvenile officer as of September 30, 1980 who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) or (b), from filling a vacancy in the county juvenile officer’s position.

    (12) As used in this section, “population” means the most recent population projection issued by the department of management and budget for the state.