Ch. 356

1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 356
(House Bill 1649)

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore County - Sheriff's Salary

FOR the purpose of altering the maximum amount of the salary received by the Sheriff of
Baltimore County; providing that this Act does not apply to the salary or
compensation of the incumbent Sheriff; and generally relating to the salary of the
Sheriff of Baltimore County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-309(e)
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.          .                                             

(e) The Sheriff of Baltimore County shall receive a salary of not more than
[$55,000] $65,000 $60,000. 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.

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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore County shall take effect at the beginning of the
next following term of office.

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