(a) The executive assistant to the Sheriff of Jefferson County shall receive all of the following:
(1) A salary in the same amount as a person classified as captain employed by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
(2) The educational incentives paid to a sworn deputy with a four year college degree and all other benefits received by a sworn deputy.
(3) Any uniform or clothing allowance as provided by resolution of the Jefferson County Commission.
(b) In addition such executive assistant shall be eligible to receive additional compensation for longevity and for such cost of living pay increases as may be granted by the Jefferson County Commission to classified Jefferson County employees.
(c) This section shall entitle the executive assistant to qualify for and receive vacation, retirement, and sick benefits in accordance with the same formula as applied to classified employees of the county.
(d) The foregoing shall not be interpreted to prevent the executive assistant from receiving reimbursement for actual expenses legally incurred and authorized.