WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 492

MANNER AS THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
SHALL TAKE AN OATH TO FAITHFULLY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES.

(4) APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY SHERIFFS; APPLICATION
PROCEDURES; QUALIFICATIONS. THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY
SHERIFFS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES SHALL BE MADE BY THE BOARD
AFTER SUCH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AS THE BOARD
MAY BY RULE DEEM SUFFICIENT. ALL APPLICANTS SHALL BE BETWEEN
THE AGES OF TWENTY-ONE (21) AND FORTY-FIVE (45). THE BOARD
SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF OPENINGS FOR APPLICANTS IN TWO (2)
NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY AT LEAST
TWO (2) WEEKS BEFORE APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. THE NUMBER OF
DEPUTY SHERIFFS FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL BE AS DETERMINED BY
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ALL DEPUTIES EMPLOYED ON THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER WHO MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS
SET BY THE BOARD SHALL BE REAPPOINTED WITHOUT HAVING TO
REAPPLY AND SHALL BE GIVEN FULL CREDIT FOR PRIOR SERVICE.

D. SALARIES AND COMPENSATION.

(1) SHERIFF.

(A) THE SHERIFF SHALL DEVOTE FULL TIME TO THE
DUTIES OF OFFICE.

(B) THE SHERIFF IS ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2-309 OF THE COURTS AND JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS ARTICLE.

(2) DEPUTY SHERIFFS.

(A) SALARIES. THE SALARIES OF THE DEPUTY SHERIFFS,
BASED ON RANK AND LENGTH OF SERVICE, SHALL CORRESPOND TO THE
SALARY SCHEDULE OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE EMPLOYEES AS
SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 88B, § 23, OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND.

(B) POSITION AND RANK DESIGNATIONS; APPLICABILITY
OF STATUTORY SALARY SCHEDULES. AS OF JULY 1, 1979, ALL DEPUTY
SHERIFFS SHALL CONTINUE THEIR POSITION WITH THE FOLLOWING
RANKS: PATROLMEN I ARE WITHIN RANK I; PATROLMEN II ARE WITHIN
RANK II; PRIVATES FIRST CLASS ARE WITHIN RANK III; CORPORALS ARE
WITHIN RANK IV, SERGEANTS ARE WITHIN RANK V; SECOND
LIEUTENANTS ARE WITHIN RANK VI; FIRST LIEUTENANTS ARE WITHIN
RANK VII; CAPTAINS ARE WITHIN RANK VIII; AND MAJORS ARE WITHIN
RANK IX. RANK X OF THE SCHEDULE OF ARTICLE 88B, § 23, OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THE
DEPUTY SHERIFFS OF CHARLES COUNTY. ANY CHANGE OR AMENDMENT
IN THE SALARY SCHEDULE OF ARTICLE 88B, § 23(A), OF THE ANNOTATED

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