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State Agencies Personnel/275
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Theodore E. Thomton, Sr., Secretary of Personnel
Donald Tynes, Deputy Secretary of Personnel
Gary C. Abrams, Assistant Secretary, Management Services
Eurphan McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary, Employee Services
Donald W. Potter, Superintendent, State Accident Fund
James F. Truitt, Jr., Principal Counsel
301 West Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-4614
The Department of Personnel was charged with its mission by Chapter 98 of the Acts of 1970 (Arti-
cle 41, Sections 213 through 220, Annotated Code of Maryland) when it was established as one of the
Executive Departments of State government. This statute shaped a new cabinet-level department that
included the former Office of the Commissioner of Personnel (Article 64A); the Employees' Retirement
System (Article 73B); the Teachers' Retirement System (Article 73B); the State Police Retirement Sys-
tem (Article 88B); and the State Accident Fund (Article 101). Retirement Systems were removed from
the Department of Personnel in 1982 (Article 73B). Although these are the principal statutes governing
the Department's charge, there are various others that directly influence or expand the Department's
areas of responsibility.
The Department of Personnel has as its primary purpose the development and maintenance of a per-
sonnel system that recruits, trains, and retains an efficient, qualified work force to perform the work
necessary to carry out public policy within the parameters and requirements of applicable Federal and
State laws, statutes, and published policies. Additionally, the Department is responsible for the admin-
istration of the State Accident Fund and the Maryland State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan.
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
The Secretary advises the Governor on all mat-
ters assigned to the Department of Personnel and
is responsible for carrying out the Governor's
policies with respect to such matters. The Office
of the Secretary consists of the following:
GENERAL COUNSEL
The Office of Counsel is responsible for advis-
ing and representing in all legal matters the De-
partment, the State Accident Fund, and the
Board of Trustees of the State Employees De-
ferred Compensation Plan.
FISCAL MANAGEMENT
Fiscal Management has responsiblity for over-
all general accounting for the entire Department.
DATA MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Data Management Information Systems pro-
vides information on personnel positions to
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users within the Department, other State
agencies, and political subdivisions. This Division
plans, develops, implements, and maintains a cen-
tralized automated information system for all Di-
visions of the Department of Personnel, the Social
Security Division, the State Retirement Systems,
and the State Accident Fund.
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Public Information is responsible for liaison be-
tween the Department and all elements of the
news media to promote and provide information
regarding departmental activities and to publish
the Department's magazine, The Marylander.
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
Administration of the State Merit System is
carried out through eight divisional programs of
the Department: Administrative Services, Recruit-
ment and Examination, Position Classification,
Salary and Benefits, Employee Relations, Equal
Opportunity, Employee Development, and Social
Security.
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