§ 64. Employment of assistants; Capitol Police

(a) The Sergeant at Arms may employ assistants, custodians, doorkeepers, guides, messengers, mail and room assignment clerks, security personnel, pages, and other staff as needed to carry out the Sergeant at Arms’ duties, except that requests for new, permanent positions shall be subject to the approval of the Joint Legislative Management Committee. The Sergeant at Arms shall also appoint Capitol Police officers as set forth in section 70 of this chapter.

(b) All individuals employed by the Sergeant at Arms shall be subject to the personnel policies adopted by the Joint Legislative Management Committee.

(c) The provisions of 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 13 (classification of State personnel) shall not apply to employees of the Sergeant at Arms unless this exception is partially or wholly waived by the Joint Legislative Management Committee. (Added 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. March 1, 1961; amended 1971, No. 213 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; 1975, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1977, No. 109, § 26, eff. July 3, 1977; 1979, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 4a; 1995, No. 13, § 1; 1997, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; 1999, No. 29, § 47, eff. May 19, 1999; 2011, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)