Ch. 179 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 179
(House Bill 771)

AN ACT concerning

Allegany County - Sheriff - Salaries

FOR the purpose of altering the salary of the Allegany County Sheriff; and providing
that this Act does not apply to the salary or compensation of the incumbent
Sheriff.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-309(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1989 Replacement Volume)

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.

(b) (1) The Sheriff of Allegany County shall receive a salary of at least
[$25,000] $35,000 $32,000. the exact amount to be set by the County Commissioners
from time to time.

(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.

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