WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 712

(iii) Receive not more than [$2,500] $4,000 per
year for expenses incurred in performing the duties of Sheriff,
including training and education, an accounting of which shall be
submitted to the County Director of Finance for approval.

(2)  (i) The Sheriff of Prince George's County shall
be provided with 4 full-time assistant sheriffs, and all
assistant sheriffs shall be selected and appointed by the Sheriff
and serve at his pleasure. One of the assistant sheriffs shall
be appointed as the chief assistant sheriff. The assistant
sheriffs shall be considered line officers, if so designated by
the Sheriff.

(ii) Each assistant sheriff shall:

1.  Be provided with an automobile for so
long as they shall remain appointed assistant sheriff, for the
use and work of the office of Sheriff, with adequate maintenance
and insurance of the automobile to be at the expense of the
county; [and]

2.  Be provided with an expense allowance
of not more than [$l,500] $3,000 annually, an accounting of which
shall be submitted to the County Director of Finance for
approval; AND

3.  BE INCLUDED AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS IN
THE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM PROVIDED TO DEPUTY SHERIFFS
BY THE COUNTY.

(iii) The assistant sheriffs shall devote their
full time and attention to the office of Sheriff.

(iv) The chief assistant sheriff shall receive
an annual salary of [$41,580] $47,817 $44,000.

(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.

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