WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 252

budgetary process; repealing references to certain specific positions and to certain
minimum salaries; and providing that this Act does not apply to the salary or
compensation of the incumbent Sheriff.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-309(w)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1989 Replacement Volume and 1993 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.

(w) (1) The Sheriff of Washington County shall receive a salary of [$35,000]
$40.000 $42,500. [He may appoint an office deputy at a salary set by the County
Commissioners. He may appoint the following additional employees who shall receive not
less than the salaries indicated: two deputies-$2,400 and $50 per month each for the use
of their automobiles; one secretary-$l,800; a chief warden of the jail—$2,400; an assistant
warden-$2,100; an attorney to the Sheriff-$600; and a cook-$1,800; additional special
deputies-same salary as deputies. Salaries set by this section, except the Sheriff's salary
are minimum salaries and may be increased from time to time by the County
Commissioners.] THE SHERIFF SHALL APPOINT A CHIEF DEPUTY AT A SALARY
LEVEL SET BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE SHERIFF MAY APPOINT DEPUTY
SHERIFFS AND OTHER PERSONNEL NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF
OFFICE AT SALARY LEVELS SET BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE COUNTY'S BUDGETARY PROCESS.

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 Washington County in office on the
effective date of this Act, but the provisions of this Act concerning the salary or
compensation of the Sheriff of Washington County shall take effect at the beginning of
the next following term of office.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1994.

Approved May 2, 1994.

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