PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 484

making stylistic and technical changes; making this Act an emergency measure; and
generally relating to the office of the Sheriff of Charles County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
The Public Local Laws of Charles County
Section 125-4

Article 9 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1994 Edition, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 9 - Charles County

125-4.

A.      The office of Sheriff of Charles County consists of:

(1)     The Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs as authorized under § 2-309 of the
Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2)     The Board of Public Safety.

(3)     Other employees as are authorized by public general or public local law.

B.      The office of the Sheriff is located at La Plata. It shall use the facilities of the
Courthouse at La Plata OR OTHER FACILITIES AS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ITS OFFICE, for the establishment of its
office, and the Board of County Commissioners is authorized to construct, LEASE, or
acquire any other facilities for the use of the Sheriff.

C.      (1) The Board of Public Safety is composed of [three (3)] FIVE members,
all of whom are residents of Charles County for [two (2)] 2 years prior to their
membership. [One (1)] TWO of the members [is one (1) of the] ARE County
Commissioners appointed by the County Commissioners; the [second is] THIRD AND
FOURTH MEMBERS ARE appointed by the County Commissioners and may not be [an
elected official] ELECTED OFFICIALS: and the [third] FIFTH MEMBER is MEMBER IS
APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND MAY NOT BE AN ELECTED
OFFICIAL; AND THE FOURTH AND FIFTH MEMBERS ARE appointed by a majority of the
representatives of Charles County to the [State legislature] MARYLAND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY. [The] UNLESS OTHERWISE REPLACED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, THE members of the Board shall serve for [four (4)] 4 years, except
that the [member who also serves as a County Commissioner] MEMBERS WHO ALSO
SERVE AS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS shall serve from the time of the appointment until
the following election for the County Commissioners.

(2) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL ENACT AN ORDINANCE
WHICH SHALL PROVIDE FOR THOSE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
SAFETY. BEFORE ENACTING THE ORDINANCE, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL
CONSULT WITH AND SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE SHERIFF OF CHARLES COUNTY AND
SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. AT A MINIMUM

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