WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 258

(v) The Sheriff and the assistant sheriffs
shall be provided with an annual clothing allowance equal to that
which is provided to deputy sheriffs of all ranks for the
procurement, care, and upkeep of clothing and leather goods, and
administered for that purpose.

(3)  In addition to the assistant sheriffs, the
Sheriff of Prince George's County shall be provided with such
number of full-time employees, including clerical, civilian and
commissioned deputy sheriffs, as is deemed necessary and
appropriate to carry out the duties and discharge of his office.
The cost and expense of the positions of the full-time employees,
including the salaries, shall be provided for in the budget of
the county.

(4)  All full-time civilian and clerical employees
shall be subject to the county personnel law.

(5)  With the exception of the assistant sheriffs, all
full-time deputy sheriffs of all ranks, provided for the Sheriff
in the budget of the county, upon commencement of any position in
the Sheriff's department may be required by the Sheriff to serve
a probationary period of 12 months, such probationary period may
be extended by the Sheriff for reasonable cause. During the
probationary period, the determination of the employee's
qualifications and ability to serve in the position of a
permanent, nonprobationary employee shall be within the exclusive
discretion of the Sheriff. All probationary commissioned deputy
sheriffs shall be required to complete the minimum number of
hours as mandated to other law enforcement agencies, as set by
the Maryland Police Training Commission.

(6)  (i) With the exception of the assistant sheriffs,
all commissioned full-time employees, including deputy sheriffs
of all ranks, that are provided for by the Sheriff in the budget
of the county, shall be subject to the county personnel law.

(ii) The assistant sheriffs shall receive an
annual salary of [$36,750] $42,262.50 $40,425.

(7)  All nonprobationary commissioned full-time
employees, including deputy sheriffs of all ranks are subject to
the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights. They are also
subject to the labor code of the county with regard to collective
bargaining for compensation only. Compensation for the purpose of
this paragraph is defined in the personnel law of the county,
Section 16-102(53) salary plan, pursuant to Section 903 of
Article IX of the Charter of Prince George's County. The County
Executive shall be considered the "employer" of the deputy
sheriffs for the purpose of collective bargaining only.

(8)  The Sheriff and his deputies shall be limited in
their duties as law enforcement officers, as follows:

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