ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 303

. (iii) Except for deputy sheriffs, salaries for these employees shall be
set by the Secretary of Budget and Management. Salaries for deputy sheriffs shall be
set at a rate not less than the salary equivalent to grade 12 of the State pay scale.

(iv) In addition to any other compensation received, each deputy
sheriff shall receive an expense allowance of $200 annually for:

1.       Ammunition for practice sessions at the range;

2.       Clothing allowance to defray the cost of dry cleaning and
maintaining the clothing worn while on duty; and

3.       The purchase and maintenance of other items necessary to
fulfill duties that currently are not furnished by the Baltimore City Sheriff's
department.

(v) A deputy sheriff who uses a personal automobile is entitled to a
monthly automobile allowance at the same rate paid to other State employees. Any
Sheriff who is assigned a city-owned automobile may not receive the monthly
automobile expense allowance.

(vi) The Sheriff's office shall also have assistants at the
compensation provided for in the annual ordinance of estimates of Baltimore City.
Provisions shall also be made in the ordinance for the expenses of the office of the
Sheriff, including the purchase and maintenance of motor vehicles.

(vii) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have the same power
with respect to the salaries of the office of the Sheriff as they have under the city
charter with respect to the salaries of all municipal departments.

(viii) Employees of the Sheriff's office, except the Sheriff, shall be
selected according to the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

May 22, 2003

The Honorable Thomas V. Mike' Miller, Jr.
President of the Senate
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, today I have
vetoed Senate Bill 303 - Division of Labor and Industry and Associated Boards and
Councils - Sunset Extension and Program Evaluation.

This bill continues the Division of Labor and Industry, the Amusement Ride Safety
Advisory Board, the provisions concerning the employment of minors, the Wages and
Hours Law, the State Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Maryland Occupational
Safety and Health Advisory Board, the Advisory Council on Prevailing Wage Rates,

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