WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 57

serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff; providing that the
assistant sheriffs are not in the County merit system nor
subject to the rules and regulations of the County Personnel
Board; requiring the assistant sheriffs to meet certain
qualifications; making certain stylistic changes; and
generally relating to Montgomery County assistant sheriffs.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 2-309(q)(2) and (3)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

2-309.

(q) (2) (I) The Sheriff [shall] MAY appoint 2 FULL-TIME
ASSISTANT SHERIFFS AND the number of deputies provided in the
county budget, who shall provide motor vehicles for their own use
in performing their duties[, and he].

(II) THE SHERIFF shall also appoint the other
clerical and administrative employees necessary, all of whom
shall be paid by the county.

(3) (I) The Sheriff shall fix the compensation of,
and may discharge, the deputy sheriffs, and other employees
appointed, subject to budget limitations and the regulations of
the Montgomery County Personnel Board. THE SHERIFF SHALL FIX THE
COMPENSATION OF THE ASSISTANT SHERIFFS SUBJECT TO BUDGET
LIMITATIONS. [Personnel]

(II)  EXCEPT FOR THE ASSISTANT SHERIFFS,
PERSONNEL appointed by the Sheriff shall be considered for all
purposes as Montgomery County merit system employees and subject
to all rules and regulations of the Personnel Board of Montgomery
County. ASSISTANT SHERIFFS SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE
SHERIFF AND SHALL MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE MARYLAND POLICE
AND CORRECTIONAL TRAINING COMMISSION STANDARDS FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. [In addition, each]

(III)  EACH ASSISTANT SHERIFF AND deputy sheriff
whose duty assignment requires the use of a motor vehicle shall
be reimbursed in such amounts as shall be set forth in the budget
for expenses for traveling, transportation, or use of motor
vehicles, or may, in the alternative, be allowed the use of a
publicly owned motor vehicle for use on duty.

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