THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                       95

thority may remove the probationer at any time during the pro-
bationary period. Such removals shall not be subject to review or
appeal.

255W. Rules shall be adopted prescribing hours of work and the
conditions and length of time for ivhich leaves of absence with pay
and leaves of absence without pay may be granted. These shall
cover, among others, vacations, sick leaves, and leaves for military
service.

255X. The tenure of all employees shall be subject to good be-
havior, the satisfactory performance of work, necessity for the per-
formance of work and the availability of funds.

255Y. Whenever there is a lack of work or lack of funds requiring
reductions in the number of employees in a department or division of
the county government, the required reduction shall be made in such
job class or classes as the Department Head may designate, provided
that employees on permanent status shall be laid off in the inverse
order of their relative length and quality of service, as determined by
rules governing the evaluation of service. Within each affected job
class, all temporary employees shall be laid off before probationary
employees, and all probationary employees shall be laid off before any
permanent employees. The order of lay off of temporary and pro-
bationary employees shall be at the discretion of the Department
Head.

255Z. When in the judgment of a Department Head an employee's
work performance or conduct justified disciplinary action short of
dismissal, the employee may be suspended without pay. A suspended
employee may not request a hearing before the Personnel and Salary
Advisory Board unless the suspension is for more than fifteen work-
ing days.

255AA. A permanent employee may be dismissed whenever in the
judgment of the appointing authority upon recommendation from
the appropriate Department Head the employee's work or misconduct
so warrants. When the Department Head decides to take such action
he shall file with the employee and the Personnel and Salary Advisory
Board a written notification containing a statement of the substantial
reasons for the action. The employee shall be notified not later than
the effective date of the action. The notice shall inform the employee
that he shall be allowed two calendar weeks from the effective date
of the action to file a reply with the appointing authority and the
Personnel and Salary Advisory Board and to request a hearing before
the Personnel and Salary Advisory Board.

255BB. If the employee files a reply and requests a hearing within
the prescribed period, the Personnel and Salary Advisory Board shall
schedule a prompt hearing in no event to exceed sixty days from the
date of receipt of the reply. At the discretion of the employee the
hearing may be private or open to the public and shall be informal.

255CC. If the Personnel and Salary Advisory Board finds the
action of the Department Head was in contravention of Section 255X
herein the employee shall be reinstated to his former position with-
out loss of pay. In all other cases the Board's findings and recom-