438                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 203

CEPT THOSE APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 532(C).
NO MEMBER SHALL BE REDUCED IN RANK, DISCIPLINED,
REPRIMANDED, OR SUBJECTED TO ANY FORM OF RE-
PROACH WHATSOEVER FOR THE USE OF ANY SUCH
PROCEDURE UNLESS THE MANNER OR PURPOSE OF SUCH
USE IS INSOLENT, SCANDALOUS, OR UNJUSTIFIABLY OR
UNNECESSARILY ABUSIVE OF ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE
DEPARTMENT.

(B)    CREATION OF BOARD AND DUTIES. THERE IS
HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A PER-
SONNEL SERVICE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIDER
AND EVALUATE SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS BY MEMBERS OF
THE DEPARTMENT BEARING UPON THE EFFICIENCY,
ECONOMY, OR OTHER IMPROVEMENT OF DEPARTMENTAL
OPERATIONS OR PROCEDURES AND SHALL CONSIDER AND
EVALUATE THE PROBLEMS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
CONCERNING REMUNERATION, HOURS OF DUTY, TRAIN-
ING, SAFETY, PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT, AND PER-
SONAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND DISPUTES. THE
BOARD SHALL NOT CONSIDER ANY MATTER WHICH IS
THE SUBJECT OF A DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AS PRO-
VIDED IN SECTION 536.

(C)    ADDITIONAL DUTIES. IN ADDITION TO THE DUTIES
IMPOSED BY THE PRECEDING SUBSECTION, THE BOARD
SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONER MEMBERS
OF THE DEPARTMENT WHO ARE DESERVING OF COMMEN-
DATION AND SHALL CONSIDER SUCH OTHER MATTERS
OF A NATURE RELATED TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSEC-
TION (B) AS MAY BE DESIGNATED FROM TIME TO TIME
BY THE COMMISSIONER.

(D)    PERSONNEL SERVICE BOARD. THE BOARD SHALL
CONSIST OF SEVENTEEN MEMBERS, ONE OF WHOM SHALL
BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL
SERVE AT HIS PLEASURE, AND SIXTEEN OTHER MEMBERS
OF THE DEPARTMENT ELECTED DURING THE MONTH OF
JULY OF EACH YEAR AS PROVIDED HEREIN. THE CHIEF
PERSONNEL OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AT-
TEND ALL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD BUT SHALL HAVE
NO VOTE. THE BOARD, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
COMMISSIONER, MAY MAKE ADDITIONAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS, NOMI-
NATIONS AND FILLING OF VACANCIES WHICH ARE NOT
INCONSISTENT WITH THIS SUBSECTION.

(I) NOMINATIONS. AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO FIFTEEN
DAYS BEFORE ANY SUCH ELECTION, NOMINATIONS MAY
BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OR SECRETARY OF
THE BOARD IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN
TWENTY PATROLMEN, TWENTY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES,
TEN LIEUTENANTS, FIFTEEN SERGEANTS OR FIVE CAP-
TAINS, AS THE CASE MAY BE. ALL PERSONS SIGNING A
NOMINATION MUST BE OF THE SAME RANK; AND NO
MORE THAN HALF OF THE PERSONS SIGNING A NOMINA-
TION MAY BE FROM THE SAME DISTRICT OR UNIT. THE
MEMBERS OF ANY RANK MAY NOMINATE A PERSON WHO
HOLDS ANOTHER RANK.