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Frederick County Delegation approves increase to sheriff’s salary after lengthy debate, sets share at about 83% of state's attorney pay
Summary
After several hours of debate and competing proposals, the Frederick County Delegation voted to set the county sheriff’s salary at roughly 83% of the county state's attorney pay scale, with the roll-call vote passing and follow-up steps to file the legislation before the Monday deadline.
The Frederick County Delegation voted Friday to raise the county sheriff’s salary to a level tied to a percentage of the county state's attorney salary, resolving weeks of discussion about method and amount.
Sen. Michael Fulton (work group chair) told the delegation a six‑member work group had evaluated comparable counties and two principal approaches: tying the sheriff’s pay to an 85% percentile of a circuit court judge or to a percentage of the county’s state's attorney salary. Fulton said the group settled on discussing the option tied to the state's attorney salary as a practical reference point.
Sen. Fulton said members of the work group examined counties with similar full‑service sheriff’s offices and reviewed local responsibilities including patrol, courthouse security,…
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