(a) The sheriff of a county and his deputies shall receive the annual
salaries provided by this section for performing the duties required of
them by the Constitution and the laws of this State. They shall be
reimbursed for expenses as provided by law.
(a-1) The government of each county shall furnish an office for the sheriff
and pay the necessary expenses for telephones, stationery and for other
purposes, and unless otherwise provided by law, shall provide for the
necessary traveling expenses of the sheriff for conveying prisoners to
any penal institution in the State and other necessary traveling
expenses.
(b) (1) The Sheriff of Allegany County shall receive the salary set by the
County Commissioners in accordance with Article 24, Title 12, Subtitle
1 of the Code.
(2) The Sheriff shall appoint not less than five deputies at salaries of at
least $2,400 each who are under the county classified service; one of
these deputies shall be assigned by the Sheriff to execute process,
orders, and directions for the juvenile court, and to perform the other
duties the Sheriff assigns.
(3) A deputy sheriff is entitled to free meals while on duty in addition to
the salary provided in this subsection.
(4) If authorized by the County Commissioners, the Sheriff may employ a
clerk-bookkeeper under the county classified service at a salary
agreed upon by the Sheriff and the County Commissioners. The
clerk-bookkeeper shall perform the duties assigned by the Sheriff,
including the preparation of reports submitted by the Sheriff's office
to the grand jury or the County Commissioners.
(5) If the Sheriff of Allegany County approves after considering personnel
needs, the County Commissioners may authorize a deputy sheriff to
perform off-duty services for any person who agrees to pay a fee,
including but not limited to, hourly rates for off-duty service, any
necessary insurance to be determined by the Commissioners, including
any fringe benefits and the reasonable rental cost of uniforms or other
equipment used by any off-duty personnel.
(6) The Sheriff, with the approval of the County Commissioners, may appoint
a chief deputy sheriff who shall perform all legal functions of the
Sheriff during any temporary absence, sickness, vacation, or vacancy of
office of the Sheriff. The Sheriff may appoint as chief deputy a person
who has not served as a deputy sheriff. The chief deputy sheriff shall
serve at the Sheriff's pleasure, and is not under the county
classified service.
(7) (i) This subsection does not apply to officers in the Sheriff's office at
a rank of lieutenant or above.
(ii) Deputies, officers, and civilian employees of the Sheriff's office,
including the Allegany County jail, have the right to organize and
bargain collectively with the Sheriff concerning wages and benefits,
hours, working conditions, discipline procedures, and job security
issues through a labor organization selected by the majority of the
deputies, officers, and civilian employees.
(iii) The Sheriff shall meet with the labor organization and engage in good
faith negotiations to reach a written agreement on wages and benefits,
hours, working conditions, discipline procedures, and job security
issues.
(iv) If the labor organization and the Sheriff are unable to reach an
agreement during the collective bargaining process, either the labor
organization or the Sheriff may seek nonbinding mediation through the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service by giving at least 15 days
notice to the other party and to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service.
(v) 1. If the Sheriff and the labor organization are unable to agree to the
interpretation or application of a written agreement entered under this
subsection, the Sheriff or the labor organization may demand
arbitration before a neutral labor arbitrator in accordance with this
paragraph.
2. An arbitration initiated under this paragraph shall be conducted before
a single arbitrator.
3. The arbitrator shall be selected to hear the dispute from a panel of
seven arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of
Arbitrators. The panel shall be requested from the Federal Mediation
and Conciliation Service.
4. The parties shall select an arbitrator by alternative strikes from the
panel.
5. The arbitrator selected may schedule a hearing, issue subpoenas to
compel the testimony of witnesses and the production of documents,
administer oaths, and declare the record closed.
6. The written decision of the arbitrator shall be:
A. Final and binding on the Sheriff, employee, and the labor organization
to the extent the decision addresses wages and benefits; and
B. Nonbinding to the extent the decision addresses hours, working
conditions, discipline procedures, and job security issues.
7. The Sheriff and labor organization shall share equally in the costs of
the arbitration proceeding.
(vi) This subsection may not be construed to authorize an employee of the
Sheriff's office or of the Allegany County jail to engage in a strike.
(c) (1) The Sheriff of Anne Arundel County shall receive a salary equal to the
salary of a captain in the Anne Arundel County Police Department at the
highest rate in the pay scale.
(2) (i) The Sheriff of Anne Arundel County shall appoint deputies at a salary
as provided by the County Council.
(ii) The Sheriff may appoint a chief deputy who shall serve at the pleasure
of the Sheriff.
(3) Employees in the Sheriff's office shall be in the county merit system.
(4) In case of emergency, the Sheriff may temporarily deputize any
able-bodied citizen to assist the Sheriff in carrying out the duties
of the Sheriff's office.
(5) The Sheriff and the deputies whose duties require the use of
automobiles shall be furnished at no expense with suitable automobiles
and any necessary maintenance, repairs or upkeep by the County Council.
(6) (i) The Sheriff may appoint part-time deputies as provided in the county
budget.
(ii) A part-time deputy appointed under this paragraph may not work more
than 24 hours per week.
(iii) The Sheriff may set the rate of pay for a part-time deputy.
(iv) A part-time deputy appointed under this paragraph is not eligible for
any benefits that are provided to county employees, including pension
benefits, unless approved by the County Council.
(d) (1) (i) In Baltimore City, the Sheriff shall receive an expense allowance of
$750 two times per year and a salary of:
1. $79,300 in calendar year 2007;
2. $84,600 in calendar year 2008;
3. $89,900 in calendar year 2009;
4. $95,200 in calendar year 2010; and
5. In calendar year 2011 and thereafter, no less than the salary of a
Command Staff 2 in the Baltimore City Police Department at the midpoint
in the pay scale.
(ii) The Sheriff:
1. Shall appoint an undersheriff or chief deputy sheriff, one assistant
sheriff, two deputy sheriff majors, two deputy sheriff captains, four
deputy sheriff lieutenants, four deputy sheriff sergeants, one
secretary sheriff, and one fiscal clerk sheriff; and
2. May appoint a total of 83 deputy sheriffs.
(iii) 1. Except for deputy sheriffs, deputy sheriff sergeants, and deputy
sheriff lieutenants, salaries for these employees shall be set by the
Secretary of Budget and Management.
2. Salaries for deputy sheriffs shall be set at a rate not less than the
salary equivalent to grade 14 of the State pay scale.
3. Salaries for deputy sheriff sergeants shall be set at a rate not less
than the salary equivalent to grade 16 of the State pay scale.
4. Salaries for deputy sheriff lieutenants shall be set at a rate not less
than the salary equivalent to grade 18 of the State pay scale.
(iv) In addition to any other compensation received, each deputy sheriff
shall receive an expense allowance of $200 annually for:
1. Ammunition for practice sessions at the range;
2. Clothing allowance to defray the cost of dry cleaning and maintaining
the clothing worn while on duty; and
3. The purchase and maintenance of other items necessary to fulfill duties
that currently are not furnished by the Baltimore City Sheriff's
Department.
(v) A deputy sheriff who uses a personal automobile is entitled to a
monthly automobile allowance at the same rate paid to other State
employees. Any Sheriff who is assigned a city-owned automobile may not
receive the monthly automobile expense allowance.
(vi) The Sheriff's office shall also have assistants at the compensation
provided for in the annual ordinance of estimates of Baltimore City.
Provisions shall also be made in the ordinance for the expenses of the
office of the Sheriff, including the purchase and maintenance of motor
vehicles.
(vii) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have the same power with
respect to the salaries of the office of the Sheriff as they have under
the city charter with respect to the salaries of all municipal
departments.
(viii) Employees of the Sheriff's office, except the Sheriff, shall be
selected according to the provisions of the State Personnel and
Pensions Article.
(2) The Mayor and City Council shall pay monthly to the Sheriff of
Baltimore City one twelfth of the amount provided in the ordinance of
estimates for the expenses of the Sheriff's office. Within 30 days
after June 30th in each and every year the Sheriff of Baltimore City
shall pay to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore any of the
unexpended expense funds advanced during the preceding year and render
a detailed account to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of all
expense funds received and expended by him. The Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore shall reimburse the State of Maryland for the
administrative costs incurred because the employees of the Sheriff's
office of Baltimore City are in the State Personnel Management System.
(3) During the course of his employment, any deputy sheriff of Baltimore
City may ride in Baltimore City on public transportation of the
Maryland Transit Administration without paying any fare if he shows
proper identification regarding his position as a deputy sheriff.
(e) The Sheriff of Baltimore County shall receive a salary of not more than
$70,000. The Sheriff shall appoint an under-sheriff and any number of
deputies and any clerical assistant required by the duties of the
office. The Sheriff may also appoint a number of deputies to the ranks
of chief deputy, captain, lieutenant, and sergeant as his duties and
responsibilities require. The cost and expense of these supervisory,
administrative, and clerical positions, including salaries, shall be as
provided in the budget of the county by the County Executive and as
approved by the County Council. All full-time employees under this
subsection are subject to the provisions of the county merit system and
the rules and regulations passed by the County Council pursuant to the
charter, as to qualifications, compensation, and other regulations.
Part-time deputies may not be employed by the Sheriff's office.
However, the Sheriff may appoint as part-time deputies persons
employed in specific plants, institutions, colleges, and hospitals
situated within Baltimore County who are limited to service only within
the particular facility where they are employed, and who may not be
compensated by Baltimore County for their services.
(f) (1) The Sheriff of Calvert County shall receive an annual salary of:
(i) $57,000 for calendar year 2002;
(ii) $59,500 for calendar year 2003;
(iii) $62,000 for calendar year 2004; and
(iv) $64,500 for calendar year 2005 and each subsequent calendar year.
(2) The Sheriff may appoint deputy sheriffs in the number and at the salary
approved by the County Commissioners. The deputy sheriffs shall serve
under the direction of the Sheriff. Within one year of their
appointment, they shall complete the course prescribed for police
officers by the Maryland Police Training Commission. The deputy
sheriffs funded by the County Commissioners will become merit system
employees of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office upon completion of
their initial probation period and may not be dismissed without cause,
except the deputy sheriffs funded through grants or other sources may
be dismissed without cause when the funding source is depleted. There
may be no honorary deputy sheriffs of Calvert County and no one is
authorized to carry badges, certificates, or other materials for the
purpose of identifying the bearer as an honorary deputy sheriff.
However, the Sheriff may appoint as special deputy sheriffs any members
of the police force of the towns of North Beach or Chesapeake Beach who
shall have all of the powers and authority of the deputy sheriffs. The
County Commissioners are authorized to reimburse the towns of North
Beach and Chesapeake Beach in whole or in part for services performed
by the special deputy sheriffs outside the town limits.
(3) The Sheriff may appoint 1 full-time assistant sheriff who shall:
(i) Serve under the direction of the Sheriff; and
(ii) Be designated by the Sheriff as a line officer.
(4) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, any Sheriff
of Calvert County who, since 1948, has served for three or more terms
shall receive a pension when he leaves office in the annual amount of
$150 for each year served. This pension shall be paid not less
frequently than once a month.
(ii) This paragraph does not apply to a term of office that begins on or
after July 1, 1988.
(5) (i) The County Commissioners of Calvert County may provide in their annual
budget for a pension to be paid to the surviving spouse, if any, of any
Sheriff of Calvert County who was in office as of October 1970.
(ii) The pension shall be in the amount of $250 a month and shall be paid to
the surviving spouse, if any, for the life of that surviving spouse.
(g) (1) The Sheriff of Caroline County shall receive an annual salary of
$65,000.
(2) (i) The sheriff may appoint:
1. Deputy sheriffs and other personnel in accordance with the county
budget; and
2. A chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial equivalent, who shall serve
at the pleasure of the sheriff.
(ii) The sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just
cause.
(h) (1) The Sheriff of Carroll County shall receive an annual salary as
follows:
(i) $50,000 beginning December 3, 2002;
(ii) $55,000 beginning December 1, 2003;
(iii) $60,000 beginning December 6, 2004; and
(iv) $65,000 beginning December 1, 2005 and thereafter.
(2) The Sheriff may employ the number of personnel necessary for the proper
execution of the duties of office. Personnel shall receive the
compensation set by the County Commissioners.
(3) Personnel employed by the Sheriff shall be placed on a probationary
status and may be dismissed by the Sheriff for any reason. After the
probationary period, personnel may only be disciplined or dismissed for
just cause:
(i) In accordance with the Law-Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, if
the employee's rights are covered under this bill of rights; or
(ii) In accordance with the personnel rules and regulations of the Carroll
County Sheriff's office, if the employee's rights are not covered
under the Law-Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.
(4) Except for an appeal taken pursuant to the Law-Enforcement Officers'
Bill of Rights, an appeal by an aggrieved party shall be taken to the
Circuit Court for Carroll County.
(5) The Sheriff may also appoint a chief deputy and a warden who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.
(6) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Sheriff of Carroll
County may appoint special deputy sheriffs who are:
1. Members of the police force of a Carroll County municipal corporation;
2. Selected by the chief of police of the municipal corporation; and
3. Verified by the chief of police of the municipal corporation as having
achieved at least the minimum level of training for police duties in a
municipality as designated by the Maryland Police Training Commission.
(ii) The appointment of special deputy sheriffs under subparagraph (i) of
this paragraph is subject to the following conditions:
1. The Sheriff may assign the duties of special deputies;
2. The Sheriff may terminate the appointment of a special deputy sheriff
at will or on completion of the assignment for which the special deputy
was appointed;
3. A special deputy sheriff shall remain an employee of the municipal
corporation for the purpose of unemployment insurance or employee
benefits; and
4. The Sheriff's liability insurance coverage within its terms shall be
provided to a special deputy sheriff under this subsection only when
the special deputy is acting within the special deputy's official
duties.
(i) (1) (i) The Sheriff of Cecil County shall receive an annual salary of:
1. $64,000 for calendar year 2007;
2. $66,500 for calendar year 2008;
3. $69,000 for calendar year 2009; and
4. $71,500 for calendar year 2010 and for each subsequent year.
(ii) In addition, the Sheriff shall receive the benefits and reimbursements
for reasonable expenses in the performance of duties as provided in the
Cecil County budget or by law, including, where appropriate:
1. Reimbursements under the Standard State Travel Regulations; and
2. Participation in the health care plan that is negotiated for county
employees.
(iii) 1. The Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy sheriff, a community adult
rehabilitation center administrator, a detention center director, a
detention center deputy director, a law enforcement director, law
enforcement personnel, and a personal secretary to the Sheriff.
2. The Sheriff may remove the chief deputy sheriff, community adult
rehabilitation center administrator, detention center director,
detention center deputy director, law enforcement director, and
personal secretary to the Sheriff at any time whether or not for cause.
(iv) The Sheriff shall appoint full-time or part-time employees, as
provided in the county budget, to perform the duties of the Sheriff's
department. These employees shall include:
1. Deputy sheriffs to perform law enforcement functions;
2. Deputy sheriffs to perform correctional functions;
3. Clerical and other civilian employees;
4. A director of the detention center; and
5. A community adult rehabilitation center administrator.
(v) Except for the chief deputy sheriff, each employee of the Sheriff's
department shall serve a probationary period of 12 months. The Sheriff
may extend the probationary period for cause.
(vi) During the probationary period of an employee in the Sheriff's
department:
1. The employee shall satisfactorily complete any certification or
training program specified by the Sheriff; and
2. The determination of an employee's qualifications and ability to serve
in the position of a permanent nonprobationary employee shall be within
the sole discretion of the Sheriff.
(vii) Except for the chief deputy sheriff, community adult rehabilitation
center administrator, detention center director, detention center
deputy director, law enforcement director, law enforcement personnel,
and personal secretary to the Sheriff, all employees of the Sheriff's
department:
1. Shall be governed by the rank, salary, and benefit structures of the
Cecil County personnel policy; and
2. Except as provided in subparagraph (viii) of this paragraph, upon
completion of the probationary period, shall be subject to the Cecil
County personnel regulations and policies in all matters.
(viii) Law enforcement officers and correctional officers of the Sheriff's
department may be terminated only for just cause.
(ix) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the rights and protections
accorded an employee under any other provision of law.
(2) The County Commissioners shall pay the cost of all necessary expenses
incurred by the Sheriff and his staff.
(3) The Sheriff of Cecil County shall have the authority to formulate and
administer a plan that includes the method of supervision to use
inmates the Sheriff deems eligible and selects to perform, under the
supervision of State, county, or municipal employees, tasks the Sheriff
assigns within the county or any incorporated municipality within the
county.
(j) (1) The salary for the Sheriff of Charles County is equal to the salary of
a Department of State Police lieutenant colonel, at the highest
available step for a lieutenant colonel under the Department of State
Police pay plan in effect on the day prior to the day that the Sheriff
begins a term of office.
(2) Any change in the salary paid under the Department of State Police pay
plan during the term of office of the Sheriff may not apply to the
incumbent Sheriff, but the changed rate shall take effect at the
beginning of the next following term of office.
(3) The Sheriff, in accordance with rules and regulations developed by the
Board of County Commissioners and the Sheriff, shall appoint the number
of deputy sheriffs that the Board of County Commissioners of Charles
County and the Sheriff consider necessary.
(4) The books of the Sheriff shall be audited annually, and copies of the
audit published by the County Commissioners in local newspapers.
(5) (i) This paragraph applies to all full-time, merit system sworn law
enforcement officers and correctional officers in the Charles County
Sheriff's Office at a rank of sergeant or below.
(ii) This paragraph does not apply to the following employees in the Charles
County Sheriff's Office:
1. Sworn law enforcement officers or correctional officers in the Charles
County Sheriff's Office at a rank of lieutenant or above;
2. Employees in appointed positions;
3. Civilian merit system employees;
4. Full-time reduced hours employees;
5. Part-time employees;
6. Contractual employees;
7. Temporary employees;
8. Emergency employees; or
9. Employees whose employment is administered under the county policies
and procedures manual.
(iii) 1. A sworn law enforcement officer or correctional officer subject to this
paragraph has the right to:
A. Take part in or refrain from taking part in forming, joining,
supporting, or participating in any employee organization or its lawful
activities;
B. Be represented by an exclusive representative, if any, in collective
bargaining; and
C. Engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective
bargaining.
2. Sworn law enforcement officers and correctional officers subject to
this paragraph may seek recognition in order to organize and bargain
collectively in good faith with the Sheriff or the Sheriff's designee
concerning the following matters:
A. Compensation, excluding salary, wages, and those benefits determined,
offered, administered, controlled, or managed by the County
Commissioners of Charles County;
B. Leave, holidays, and vacations; and
C. Hours, working conditions, and job security.
3. A sworn law enforcement officer or correctional officer who is a member
of a bargaining unit with an exclusive representative may discuss any
matter with the employer without the intervention of the exclusive
representative.
4. A sworn law enforcement officer or correctional officer who is not a
member of a bargaining unit with an exclusive representative may be
required to pay a proportional service fee for costs associated with
the administration and enforcement of any agreement that benefits the
affected employees. An exclusive representative shall be selected in
accordance with the procedures set forth in subparagraph (v) of this
paragraph.
5. This paragraph does not require that sworn law enforcement officers and
correctional officers be represented by the same exclusive
representative.
(iv) The Sheriff and the Office of the Sheriff for Charles County, through
their appropriate officers and employees, may:
1. Determine the:
A. Mission;
B. Budget;
C. Organization;
D. Numbers, types, and grades of employees assigned;
E. Work projects, tours of duty, and methods, means, and personnel by
which its operations are conducted;
F. Technology needs;
G. Internal security practices; and
H. Relocation of its facilities;
2. Maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental
operations;
3. Determine the services to be rendered, operations to be performed, and
technology to be used;
4. Determine the overall methods, processes, means, and classes of work or
personnel by which governmental operations are to be conducted;
5. Hire, direct, supervise, and assign employees;
6. A. Promote, demote, discipline, discharge, retain, and lay off employees;
and
B. Terminate employment because of lack of funds, lack of work, a
determination by the employer that continued work would be inefficient
or nonproductive, or for other legitimate reasons;
7. Set the qualifications of employees for appointment and promotions;
8. Set standards of conduct;
9. Adopt office rules, regulations, and procedures;
10. Provide a system of merit employment according to a standard of
business efficiency; and
11. Take actions, not otherwise specified in this paragraph, to carry out
the mission of the Office of the Sheriff of Charles County.
(v) 1. Except as provided in sub-subparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, an
exclusive representative may not be recognized by the Sheriff unless
that representative is selected and certified by the Department of
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
2. Any petition to be recognized that is submitted on behalf of the sworn
law enforcement officers shall be accompanied by a showing of interest
supported by at least 51% of the sworn law enforcement officers
indicating their desire to be exclusively represented by the petitioner
for the purpose of collective bargaining.
3. Any petition to be recognized that is submitted on behalf of the
correctional officers shall be accompanied by a showing of interest
supported by at least 51% of the correctional officers indicating
their desire to be exclusively represented by the petitioner for the
purpose of collective bargaining.
(vi) 1. A. The Sheriff may designate at least one, but not more than three,
individuals to represent the Sheriff in collective bargaining.
B. The exclusive representative shall designate at least one, but not more
than three, individuals to represent the exclusive representative in
collective bargaining.
2. The parties shall meet at reasonable times and engage in collective
bargaining in good faith.
3. Negotiations or matters relating to negotiations shall be considered
closed sessions under § 10-508 of the State Government Article.
4. The parties shall make every reasonable effort to conclude negotiations
in a timely manner for inclusion by the Sheriff and the Office of the
Sheriff of Charles County in its budget request to the County
Commissioners of Charles County.
5. Negotiations for an agreement shall begin on or before each July 1 of
the year before the expiration of any existing agreement.
(vii) To the extent that any matters negotiated between the Sheriff and the
collective bargaining unit require legislative approval or the
appropriation of funds, the matters shall be recommended to the General
Assembly for the approval of legislation or to the County Commissioners
for the appropriation of funds.
(viii) An agreement is not valid if it extends for less than 1 year or for
more than 2 years.
(ix) 1. An agreement shall contain all matters of agreement reached in the
collective bargaining process.
2. An agreement reached in accordance with this paragraph shall be in
writing and signed by the designated representatives of the Sheriff and
the exclusive representative involved in the collective bargaining
negotiations.
3. An agreement is not effective until it is ratified by the Sheriff and a
majority of the votes cast by the employees in the bargaining unit.
4. A modification to an existing agreement is not valid unless it is in
writing and ratified by the Sheriff and a majority of the votes cast by
the employees in the bargaining unit.
(x) This paragraph does not authorize a sworn law enforcement officer or
correctional officer to engage in a strike as defined in § 3-303 of
the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
(xi) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as subjecting disciplinary
matters or the disciplinary process to negotiation as part of the
collective bargaining process.
(k) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph,
the Sheriff of Dorchester County shall receive an annual salary of
$45,000 and be allowed the actual operating costs of the Sheriff's
office, including the maintenance of automobiles.
(ii) The Sheriff of Dorchester County shall receive an annual salary of:
1. $62,500 for calendar year 2006;
2. $63,500 for calendar year 2007;
3. $64,500 for calendar year 2008; and
4. $65,500 for calendar year 2009.
(iii) For calendar year 2010 and thereafter, the Sheriff of Dorchester County
shall receive the same annual salary as paid in 2009.
(2) (i) The Sheriff shall appoint a chief deputy sheriff, or the managerial
equivalent, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.
(ii) If an employee of the Sheriff's office is appointed as chief deputy
sheriff and is subsequently removed from the chief deputy sheriff's
position for other than cause, the person may resume the employment
status held prior to the appointment to the chief deputy sheriff's
position.
(iii) The chief deputy sheriff shall:
1. Perform all duties assigned by the Sheriff; and
2. If the Sheriff is temporarily incapacitated or there is a vacancy in
the office of the Sheriff, perform all legal functions of the Sheriff.
(iv) If the Sheriff becomes incapacitated and the position of chief deputy
sheriff is vacant, the County Commissioners shall appoint an acting
chief deputy sheriff to serve until the Sheriff is reactivated or
replaced.
(v) The County Commissioners shall approve the salary of the chief deputy
sheriff.
(3) (i) The Sheriff may appoint probationary deputy sheriffs, deputy sheriffs,
investigators, communications officers, secretaries, supervisors,
administrators, and other staff as approved in the county budget.
(ii) The County Commissioners shall approve the salaries for all staff
appointed by the Sheriff.
(iii) The Sheriff may not refuse to reappoint a deputy sheriff without just
cause.
(l) (1) The Sheriff of Frederick County shall receive a salary of $100,000. The
Sheriff shall appoint deputies as necessary, at salaries of at least
$2,400, and jail wardens as necessary, at salaries of at least $1,320
each. The Sheriff also may appoint additional temporary deputy sheriffs
as the Sheriff considers necessary for the public safety, with the
approval of the Board of County Commissioners. The County Commissioners
shall allow reasonable compensation for the temporary additional deputy
sheriffs and the temporary deputies may not serve longer than the
occasion requires. The Sheriff may appoint a chief deputy who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff.
(2) Any deputy sheriff, with the exception of the chief deputy, appointed
according to this section shall be placed on a probationary status for
at least 18 months of continuous employment and may be dismissed by the
Sheriff for any reason during the probationary period.
(3) All full-time civilian employees are subject to the county personnel
regulations with regard to qualifications for hiring, promotion,
compensation and disciplinary action. All deputy sheriffs, except the
chief deputy, are subject to the county personnel regulations with
regard to qualifications for hiring, promotion and compensation with
regard to matters not covered by the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of
Rights.
(4) (i) The Sheriff of Frederick County may appoint special deputy sheriffs who
are:
1. Members of the police force of a Frederick County municipality;
2. Selected by the chief of police of the municipality; and
3. Verified by the chief of police of the municipality as having achieved
at least the minimum level of training for police duties in a
municipality as designated by the Maryland Police Training Commission.
(ii) The appointment of special deputy sheriffs under this paragraph is
subject to the following conditions:
1. The Sheriff may assign the duties of special deputies;
2. The Sheriff may terminate the appointment of the special deputy sheriff
at will or on completion of the assignment for which the special deputy
was appointed;
3. The special deputy sheriff is not an employee of Frederick County for
the purpose of employment security or employee benefits; and
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