WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor
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(2) Any deputy sheriff, with the exception of the
chief deputy, appointed according to this section shall be placed
on a probationary status for at least 18 months of continuous
employment and may be dismissed by the Sheriff for any reason
during the probationary period.
(3) All full-time civilian employees are subject to
the county personnel regulations with regard to qualifications
for hiring, promotion, compensation and disciplinary action. All
deputy sheriffs, except the chief deputy, are subject to the
county personnel regulations with regard to qualifications for
hiring, promotion and compensation with regard to matters not
covered by the Law-Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.
(4) (i) The Sheriff of Frederick County may appoint
special deputy sheriffs who are:
1. Members of the police force of a
Frederick County municipality;
2. Selected by the chief of police of the
municipality; and
3. 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
under this paragraph is subject to the following conditions:
1. The Sheriff may assign the duties of
special deputies;
2. The Sheriff may terminate the
appointment of the special deputy sheriff at will or on
completion of the assignment for which the special deputy was
appointed;
3. The special deputy sheriff is not an
employee of Frederick County for the purpose of employment
security or employee benefits; and
4. County liability insurance coverage
within its terms shall be provided to a special deputy sheriff
under this subsection only when the special deputy is acting
within the special deputy's official duties.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, pursuant to
Article III, Section 35 of the Constitution of Maryland, this Act
may not be construed to extend or apply to the salary or
compensation of the Sheriff of Frederick County in office on the
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