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Council adopts amendment and approves deferred retirement option for deputy sheriffs
Summary
The council approved CB51, creating a deferred retirement option program for participating deputy sheriffs; Amendment 1 corrected cross-references and both the amendment and the amended bill passed.
Howard County Council moved to approve CB51, which creates a deferred retirement option program (DROP) for participating deputy sheriffs. Amendment 1, described on the floor as correcting cross references in the text of the bill, was moved, seconded and approved; the council then passed CB51 as amended.
Council discussion on the floor about the amendment was limited to a brief explanation that the change was editorial/corrective. The amended ordinance advances to implementation steps through the sheriff’s office and county personnel processes.
