ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

H.B. 1067

B: (1) Subject to [the qualifications under Paragraph] PARAGRAPHS (2)(B)
AND (3) of this [subsection] SUBSECTION, the Sheriff may appoint, without
examination, [a Captain,] COMMAND-LEVEL PERSONNEL who shall serve in [that]
THE position ASSIGNED BY THE SHERIFF AND at the pleasure of the Sheriff.

(2)     The County Commissioners AND THE SHERIFF shall [set]:

(A)     SET the [salary of the Captain] NUMBER, RANK, AND SALARIES
OF COMMAND-LEVEL POSITIONS; AND

(B)     APPROVE THE CREATION, CONTINUED EXISTENCE, FUNDING,
OR REESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMAND-LEVEL POSITION.

(3)     (A) Only a deputy sheriff who holds the permanent rank of
Sergeant or Lieutenant in the St. Mary's County Sheriff's office is eligible for
appointment to [Captain] A COMMAND-LEVEL POSITION.

(B) THE AUTHORITY OF THE SHERIFF TO APPOINT AND ASSIGN A
COMMAND-LEVEL POSITION IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

(4)     While serving [as Captain] IN A COMMAND-LEVEL POSITION, an
individual may participate IN THE[.]:

(a)     [In the] Sheriff's officer retirement plan[.]; AND

(b)     [In the competitive] COMPETITIVE promotional process for the
next rank above the individual's permanent rank.

(5)     When the appointment [of the Captain] TO A COMMAND-LEVEL
POSITION ends BY AN ACTION OF THE SHERIFF, IN A FAILURE OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO FUND THAT POSITION, OR BY THE RESCISSION OF APPROVAL
FOR THAT COMMAND-LEVEL POSITION, [the Captain] THE INDIVIDUAL SERVING IN
THAT POSITION shall return to the rank held before being appointed [to Captain] or,
if the [Captain] INDIVIDUAL qualified for a higher rank while serving as [Captain]
A COMMAND-LEVEL APPOINTEE, to the higher rank.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

May 26, 2004

The Honorable Michael E. Busch
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis, MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 1067 - State Council on Cancer Control - Cervical Cancer
Committee of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan.

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