§ 2-327. Howard County
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-327
Formerly cited as MD CTS & JUD PRO § 2-309(o)
§ 2-327. Howard County
(b)(1) The Sheriff of Howard County shall receive:
(c)(1) The Sheriff shall appoint the number of deputies authorized by the county government.
(d)(1) The Sheriff may appoint additional temporary deputy sheriffs when necessary for the public safety.
(e) The primary duties of the Sheriff are the following:
(f)(1) This subsection applies only to full-time deputy sheriffs in the Sheriff's Office at the rank of corporal and below.
(iii) Engage in collective bargaining with the Sheriff, or the designee of the Sheriff, concerning wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions, except those terms and conditions expressly reserved by the Sheriff under paragraph (5)(iv)1 of this subsection, through a labor organization certified as the exclusive representative of the deputy sheriffs subject to this subsection;
(iv) Subject to item (ii) of this paragraph, enter into a collective bargaining agreement, through the exclusive representative of the deputy sheriffs subject to this subsection, covering the wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment of the deputy sheriffs subject to this subsection, except those terms and conditions expressly reserved by the Sheriff in paragraph (5)(iv) of this subsection; and
(3)(i) A labor organization seeking certification as an exclusive representative must submit a petition to the Sheriff that is signed by at least 30% of the deputy sheriffs indicating the desire of the deputy sheriffs subject to this subsection to be represented exclusively by the labor organization for the purpose of collective bargaining.
(ii) If the Sheriff does not challenge the validity of the petition within 30 calendar days following the receipt of the petition, the petition shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to be approved by a consent election under Title 4, Subtitle 2, Part II of the Labor and Employment Article.
(v) A labor organization shall be deemed decertified if a petition is submitted to the Sheriff that is signed by more than 50% of the deputy sheriffs indicating the desire of the deputy sheriffs to decertify the labor organization as the exclusive representative of the deputy sheriffs subject to this subsection.
(ii) The certified labor organization and the Sheriff shall make every reasonable effort to conclude negotiations on or before February 1 of the year in which a collective bargaining agreement is to take effect to allow for inclusion by the Sheriff of matters agreed on in its budget request to the County Executive of Howard County.
(iii) 1. If the certified labor organization and the Sheriff are unable to reach an agreement before the date set forth in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, an impasse shall be deemed to have been reached, each side shall submit their best and final offers within 24 hours, and within 5 days after an impasse is reached the dispute, along with each side's best and final offer, shall be submitted to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
6. If no resolution is reached under subsubparagraph 5 of this subparagraph, the Sheriff shall submit to the County Executive the best and final offer of each side and the mediator's findings and recommendations and the County Executive shall review all the materials before making a budget submission for the Sheriff's Office to the County Council of Howard County.
4. If any part of a request for additional funding is rejected, the entire agreement shall be returned to the parties for further bargaining, during which either party may renegotiate all or part of the agreement within the limits of the funding allocated by the County Executive and County Council and within a timetable established by the County Executive.
1. Maintain the order and efficiency of the public service entrusted to the Sheriff and to operate and manage the affairs of the Sheriff's Office, including all rights and authority held by the Sheriff prior to signing a collective bargaining agreement except where abridged by an express provision of the agreement;
Credits
Added as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-309(o). Renumbered as Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-327 and amended by Acts 2019, c. 196, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2019. Amended by Acts 2022, c. 538, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 2-327, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 2-327
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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