P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 3107
The offices of [Auxiliary] Superintendents who shall answer directly to the Superintendent and hold said offices at his/her discretion, are hereby created. The [Auxiliary] Superintendents shall be in the Confidential Service and their salary shall be fixed by the Superintendent through regulations, taking into consideration the complexity of the particular [Auxiliary] Superintendent’s position assigned. The salary assigned to [Auxiliary] Superintendents shall never be equal to or higher than that received by the Associate Superintendent.
None of the provisions stated herein shall prevent the designation of members of the Force who hold it shall fully exercise the authority delegated by the Superintendent. Those members of the Force designated as [Auxiliary] Superintendents shall hold the rank of Colonel while performing as such. At the conclusion of said appointment, they shall return to their corresponding permanent rank, the salary assigned to it, and shall receive the automatic salary raise if they have not reached the highest level in the salary schedule corresponding to the rank which they held before holding the confidential position.
History —June 10, 1996, No. 53, § 8, eff. July 1, 1996.