Overtime for some employees of St. Mary’s Sheriff is excessive

The St. Mary’s County Commissioners have included in the new fiscal year budget a line item for $125,000 for a “Compensation Study” which is usually when the county hires a consultant who will tell them it’s time to hike salaries. There are currently 136 Sheriff’s deputies and 11 terminated deputies as of the date of the information released to THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY.