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Dorchester County Council adopts rule removing overtime threshold for sheriff's deputies
Summary
The County Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 690 to remove the 171-hour/28-day overtime threshold for law enforcement personnel in the Sheriff's Office, a personnel-rule change the council approved by roll call April 7, 2026.
Grace Wittig, executive assistant to the Dorchester County Council, presented Resolution No. 690 proposing an amendment to the Dorchester County Personnel Rules & Regulations that would remove law enforcement personnel in the Sheriff's Office from the hours-in-excess-of-171-in-a-28-day work cycle threshold.
After no public comment, the council voted to adopt Resolution No. 690 by unanimous roll call. The roll call recorded votes of Pfeffer (aye), Detmer (aye), Kramer (aye), Nichols (aye) and Travers (aye).
The change alters the county's internal overtime threshold for covered law enforcement positions; the resolution was presented by county staff as an amendment to personnel rules rather than as a change to local ordinance. Council members did not state additional implementation details at the meeting; staff did not provide a timeline for implementation during the session.
The council's action was procedural and administrative: the resolution amends internal personnel rules and took effect following the council's recorded adoption. The council did not vote on related compensation changes at the meeting, and no additional fiscal figures were provided on the record.
