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Frederick County delegation asks to raise sheriff’s salary to $175,000, tie future increases to State’s Attorney pay
Summary
Senator Karen Lewis Young presented a delegation bill to raise the Frederick County sheriff’s salary from $125,000 to $175,000 effective 2027 and tie future increases to 82.5% of the State’s Attorney’s salary; she said the current pay is roughly 46% below peer counties and circulated a unanimous county council letter of support.
Senator Karen Lewis Young told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 533 is a delegation bill aimed at making the Frederick County sheriff’s salary competitive. She said the sheriff’s pay has not been raised since 2015 and that the county’s current salary of $125,000 is about 46% below the average salary…
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