Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                      777

the County Treasurer; "Register of Wills" means the Register of
Wills for Frederick County; "Clerk of Court'⁹ means the Clerk of
Court for the Circuit Court of Frederick County; "County Treas-
urer" means the County Treasurer of Frederick County; "Employ-
ment Commissioner" "COMMISSIONER OF PERSONNEL" means
Commissioner of State Employment and Registration; "Classified
Service" means and includes all salaried employees in the offices of
the Clerk of Court, the County Treasurer and the Register of Wills;
"Classified Position" or "Position" means any office in the Classified
Service; "Classified Service Employee" or "Employee" means a per-
son who holds, under the terms of this Act, a position in the Classified
Service but shall not include a person employed by contract to render
temporary or special service for the County; "Merit System" means
the Merit System of the State of Maryland.

89D. The Classified Service Board promptly after the effective
date of this Act shall:

(a) Establish standards and qualifications for each position with-
in Classified Service and a classification title for each such position.

(b)  Establish minimum and maximum salary schedules with pro-
visions for increments based on term of service for each classified
position. Once adopted, such salary scales shall not be decreased.
SALARIES ESTABLISHED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK
OF COURT OR IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS
SHALL BE SET BY THE COMPTROLLER. THE SALARIES IN
THE TREASURER'S OFFICE SHALL BE SET BY THE TREAS-
URER WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF FREDERICK COUNTY.

(c)  Establish rules and regulations concerning the employment
of employees in the classified service, which shall provide for a sched-
ule of hours of employment, holidays, sick leaves and vacations, and
which rules and regulations may be amended or added to by the
Classified Service Board.

(d)  Establish the method of selections of new employees, including
suitable provision for competitive examinations and notice of
vacancies.

(e)  Establish standards of performance for any position or classes
of positions.

(f)  Establish rules prescribing what may constitute cause for
removal, but no removal shall be allowed because of the religious
or political opinions or affiliations, or age of any employee, provided
he or she shall be physically and mentally capable of performing
the duties of his or her position.

(G) ANY ACTION TAKEN UNDER SUB-SECTIONS (A) TO
(F) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE AP-
PROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PERSONNEL.

89E. Upon the adoption of classifications and salary schedules
for each position in the classified service, the employee then filling
the respective position shall automatically and without examination,
become a classified employee in Classified Service, subject to all of
the provisions hereunder; provided that an employee receiving a
higher salary than that provided in the salary schedule shall not