Section 1623 - Number and compensation of officers, deputies, assistants, clerks and employes; revisions of salary schedules(a) At each annual meeting, the board, subject to limitations imposed by law, shall fix the compensation of all appointed county officers, and the number and compensation of all deputies, assistants, clerks and other persons whose compensation is paid out of the county treasury (except employes of county officers who are paid by fees and not by salary), and of all court criers, tipstaves and other court employes, and of all officers, clerks, stenographers and employes appointed by the judges of any court and who are paid from the county treasury. Between annual salary board meetings whenever required by any judge, county officer or executive head of any separate board, commission or division whose deputies', assistants', clerks' and employes' numbers or compensation is sought to be fixed, the board shall meet and consider and shall fix and determine the same. All salaries fixed under the provisions of this act shall be paid out of the county treasury in the manner provided by law.(b) Upon action by the board in accordance with subsection (a), the number and compensation of all such officers, deputies, assistants, clerks and persons, whether fixed by statute or by any other method, are hereby repealed. In the event that any salary board shall fail to fix the number or compensation of any such officers, deputies, assistants, clerks or other employes as required by this section, the number and compensation shall continue, as fixed by or pursuant to law with like effect as though the same had been so fixed by the board, but the salary board shall have power to fix any such number or compensation at a later time and with like effect.Amended by P.L. TBD 2018 No. 154, § 30, eff. 12/24/2018.1955, Aug. 9, P.L. 323, § 1623.