Section 45-45-230 Clothing Allowance.

(a) The Madison County Commission shall have the authority, at its discretion, to appropriate and pay to the Sheriff of Madison County, any deputy sheriff, or other member of the sheriff’s force, an annual amount to be determined by the Madison County Commission for each deputy sheriff or other member of the sheriff’s force for clothing, apparel, and uniforms provided such deputy or other member of the sheriff’s force is regularly employed on a full-time basis by the sheriff of the county. (b) The appropriation, when so paid to the Sheriff of Madison County or to any deputy sheriff or other member of the sheriff’s force, shall be used exclusively by the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other member of the sheriff’s force employed by the sheriff on a full-time basis, exclusively for clothing, apparel, and uniforms.