PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 329

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 Harford
County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 2-309(n)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1995 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.

(n) (1) The Sheriff of Harford County shall not have employment outside of
that position, and shall receive a salary of:

(i)     $52,000 in 1991;

(ii)    $55,000 in 1992;

(iii)   $58,000 in 1993; [and]

(iv)    $60,000 in 1994 [ and thereafter.]; AND

(V)    $70,000 BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 1998 AND THEREAFTER.

(2)     The Sheriff shall appoint the number of deputies at the compensation
provided in the county budget.

(3)     The Sheriff may appoint as a special deputy sheriff:

(i) The chief of police of a Harford County municipality; or

(ii) A member of the police force of a Harford County municipality
who is certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission.

(4)     A special deputy sheriff appointed under this subsection is not an
employee of the Sheriff or of Harford County.

(5)     (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an
employee of the Harford County Sheriffs Office may not be terminated without just
cause.

(ii) Subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not apply to:

1.       The chief deputy;

2.       A lieutenant colonel or major;

3.       The secretary for the Sheriff;

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