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2610
LAWS OF MARYLAND
Ch. 291
except the Sheriff's salary are minimum salaries and may be
increased from time to time by the County Commissioners.
(2) Any deputy sheriff appointed according to
this section shall be placed on a probationary status for
the first year of his employment, and may be dismissed by
the Sheriff for any reason during that probationary period.
At the conclusion of twelve months continuous employment, a
deputy sheriff having the rank of sergeant or below has
tenure, and may be discharged by the Sheriff only for
misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, or insubordination in
office.
(3) If the Sheriff of Washington 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.
(4) (I) THE SHERIFF OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MAY
APPOINT SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFFS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE
POLICE FORCE OF A WASHINGTON COUNTY MUNICIPALITY WHO ARE:
(1) SELECTED BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE
OF THE MUNICIPALITY; AND
(2) 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 IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1. THE SHERIFF SHALL ASSIGN THE
SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFF WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE POLICE FORCE
TO DUTIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE SPECIAL DEPUTY
SHERIFF IS A MEMBER OF THE POLICE FORCE, OR IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA;
2. THE SHERIFF MAY TERMINATE THE
APPOINTMENT OF THE SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR CAUSE OR ON
COMPLETION OF THE ASSIGNMENT FOR WHICH HE WAS APPOINTED;
3. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFF IS NOT
AN EMPLOYEE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS; AND
4. COUNTY LIABILITY INSURANCE SHALL
BE PROVIDED TO A SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFF ONLY WHEN HE IS
ACTING WITHIN HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES.
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