WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 45

CHAPTER 4 5

(Senate Bill 775)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore County - Sheriff - Salary
BCO 24-89

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

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 2-309(e)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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.

(e) The Sheriff of Baltimore County shall receive a salary
of not more than [$45,000] $55,000. The Sheriff shall appoint an
under-sheriff and any number of deputies and any clerical
assistant required by the duties of the office. The Sheriff may
also appoint a number of deputies to the ranks of chief deputy,
captain, lieutenant, and sergeant as his duties and
responsibilities require. The cost and expense of these
supervisory, administrative, and clerical positions, including
salaries, shall be as provided in the budget of the county by the
county executive and as approved by the County Council. All
full-time employees under this subsection are subject to the
provisions of the county merit system and the rules and
regulations passed by the County Council pursuant to the charter,
as to qualifications, compensation, and other regulations.
Part-time deputies may not be employed by the Sheriff's office.
However, the Sheriff may appoint as part-time deputies persons
employed in specific plants, institutions, colleges, and
hospitals situated within Baltimore County who are limited to
service only within the particular facility where they are
employed, and who may not be compensated by Baltimore County for
their services.

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