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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 236
(House Bill 398)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3(f) of
Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement
Volume and 1967 Supplement), title "County Commissioners,"
subtitle "General Provisions," to provide that a commission shall
be created in Garrett County to study the feasibility of establish-
ing a merit system for the employees of Garrett County, specifying
the number, method and time of appointment of the members of
the commission, the scope of the commission's work, and to whom
and when a report shall be made.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 3(f) of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Replacement Volume and 1967 Supplement), title "County
Commissioners," subtitle "General Provisions," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

(f) To establish a merit system in connection with the appoint-
ment of all county officials and employees not elected or appointed
under the Constitution or public general laws of the State, except
that this power is not available to the County Commissioners of
Dorchester County. This subsection shall be applicable in Queen
Anne's County, and the County Commissioners of Queen Anne's
County shall have the powers provided herein. There is hereby
created in Garrett County a commission of seven persons, two of
whom shall be appointed by the county commissioners of Garrett
County, two of whom shall be appointed by the Garrett County
Delegation in the House of Delegates and the State Senator repre-
senting Garrett County; one of whom shall be appointed by the
judge of the Circuit Court for Garrett County; one of whom shall be
appointed by the Garrett County Roads Employees Association; and
one of whom shall be selected from the other Garrett County ap-
pointed employees by the Governor; to study the feasibility of estab-
lishing a merit system for the employees of Garrett County. The
appointment shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date on
which this Article becomes law. The failure of any of the parties
designated herein to make appointments mandated by law shall not
affect the establishment or work of the commission which shall pro-
ceed with the number of members appointed according to the pro-
visions of this Act. Such a study shall include a determination
of which employees of the county shall be included in the merit
system. The report of the committee shall be completed and delivered
to the county commissioners and the members of the General Assem-
bly representing Garrett County prior to the 1969 regular session
of the General Assembly.