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56 MARYLAND MANUAL who perform exceptionally meritorious acts or services in the public interest in connection with or related to their official employment. Awards to employees and expenses for the honorary recognition of employees may be paid from funds or appropriations available to the activity primarily benefiting. The maximum cash award that may be presented to one individual for one suggestion may not exceed $5,000.00 (Code 1967, 1965 Supp., Art. 64A, sec. 32A). STATE EMPLOYEES STANDARD SALARY BOARD Chairman: Russell S. Davis, Commissioner of Personnel Ex officio member: Norman P. Ramsey, Chairman, Baltimore Civil Service Commission. Appointed members: Willard G. Rouse, 1968; William E. Voyce, Jr„ 1968; K. Brantley Watson, 1968. Lillian Hoshall Trost, Secretary 301 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 837-9000 The State Employees Standard Salary Board was established by Chapter 395, Acts of 1941, and reorganized by Chapter 310, Acts of 1953. By Chapter 87, Acts of 1956, the Board was abolished and a new Board was created, effective June 1, 1956. The present Board is com- posed of the State Commissioner of Personnel, ex officio, as Chairman; the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission of Baltimore City, ex officio; a person appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by the Maryland Classified Employees Association, and two persons appointed by the Governor to represent the general public, all three for a period of six years. The Board and Secretary serve without compensation. The Board prepares and recommends to the Governor a pay plan for all classes of positions in both the classified and unclassified Service, to the end that all positions in such services involving com- parable duties, experience, responsibilities, and authority shall be paid comparable salaries in accordance with the relative value of the serv- ices to be performed. In establishing rates of pay, the Board gives consideration to expe- rience; to the prevailing rates of pay for the same or comparable services performed in public and private employment; to living costs, or other benefits received by employees; and to the State's financial condition and policies. If the Governor approves the pay plan, he uses it in preparing the State budget, and the plan has the force of law at the time the next State budget takes effect if funds for such pay plan are provided therein. The Board may recommend amendments to the plan from time to time and when approved by the Governor and so included in the next State budget, such amendments have the force of law. In cases of acute emergency, amendments may be made from time to time in the pay plan to take effect at any time before the effective date of the next State budget. The following positions are excluded from the Board's jurisdiction: faculty positions, librarians and registrars of the University of Mary- land, the State colleges, Morgan State College and St. Mary's College of Maryland; teachers, principals, directors or education and super- visors of vocational education on the staffs of Boys' Village of Mary- land, Maryland Training School for Boys, Montrose School for Girls, Maryland Children's Center; and certain other positions which are excluded by specific legislative Acts. The Board formulates rules and regulations for the administration of the Act. These rules include pro- visions for automatic increases, from minimum to maximum, and for |
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