(iii) The sheriff.
(iv) The controller.
(v) The county commissioners.
(3) The board and the officers appointed by it shall
provide for the safekeeping, discipline and employment of
inmates and the government and management of the correctional
institution.
(4) The duty of the sheriff relating to the safekeeping
of inmates shall cease and determine on their committal to
the correctional institution, and the sheriff may not be
furnished a residence in the correctional institution.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), the
president judge may choose at any time to delete the judge
position from the board by so notifying the chairperson and
secretary of the board in writing. The decision to delete
this position shall remain in effect for as long as the
president judge making the decision shall remain as president
judge and thereafter until rescinded in like fashion by a
successor.
(b) Counties that may elect to be subject to subchapter.--
Any county of the second class A, sixth, seventh or eighth class
may elect by resolution of the county commissioners to be
governed by the provisions of this subchapter.
Section 2. A county subject to the provisions of 61 Pa.C.S.
Ch. 17 Subch. C shall continue to be governed by Subchapter C
notwithstanding any change in classification after the effective
date of this section.
Section 3. Section 2 of this act shall apply retroactively
to October 1, 2021.
Section 4. This act shall take effect December 31, 2021, or
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