Section 655. Emergency special deputies

For the protection of human life
  and property during an emergency, the sheriff may deputize orally or  in
  writing   such  number  of  additional  special  deputies  as  he  deems
  necessary. If he is unable to continue  the  services  of  such  special
  deputies  without  compensation, he may pay the compensation of any such
  special deputies  in  such  amount  as  the  board  of  supervisors  may
  determine  for  each  day any such special deputy is actually engaged in
  assisting him in the performance of his  duties,  or  in  assisting  any
  other sheriff who has declared a state of special emergency, pursuant to
  the  provisions  of  section two hundred nine-f of the general municipal
  law, with the permission of the sheriff who deputized him. If the  board
  of  supervisors  shall  fail  to  fix  the  compensation of such special
  deputies, the sheriff may fix such compensation at not  exceeding  three
  dollars  per  hour for each such special deputy. The compensation of any
  special deputy so appointed shall be  a  county  charge.  The  board  of
  supervisors  may  direct  the manner of payment including a direction of
  approval for such payment by the chairman of a designated  committee  of
  the board.