Agreements for furnishing by State Personnel Department of services and facilities for administration of merit systems for law enforcement officers of municipalities - Authorized.

Any municipality failing to establish such a civil service merit system for said law enforcement officers within one year after August 23, 1976, shall, subject to approval of the State Personnel Board, enter into an agreement with the state Director of Personnel to furnish the services and facilities of the State Personnel Department to such municipality in the administration of its law enforcement officers on merit principals. Any such municipality of the state is hereby authorized to enter into such an agreement.

(Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §4.)