BALTIMORE COUNTY                               2059

One postponement not to exceed fifteen calendar days may be granted
by the Chairman of the Trial Board to the Defendant and/or either
[Bureau] department Chief provided, however, the request for postpone-
ment is received in writing by the Chairman of the Trial Board no less than
forty-eight hours prior to the hearing date and time. In any event, all
hearings before the Trial Board must be held within sixty calendar days
from the day of filing of the Charges and Specifications. Exceptions to
this rule shall be any instance when a suspended employee is hospitalized
or awaiting trial on criminal charges.

Special Regulation 6.13. The employee against whom Charges and
Specifications have been filed shall be notified of such action by forwarding
him a copy of the Charges and Specifications at the employee's last known
address, as contained in the records of the Police or Fire [Bureau]
Department, setting a time, date and place for a Trial Board hearing.

Special Regulation 6.14. The [Director of Public Safety] Administra-
tive Officer shall act as Chairman of the Trial Board. The findings of
the Trial Board shall be final and the Board may dismiss any proceedings
or prescribe any disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from the
Police or Fire [Bureau] Department.

Special Regulation 6.15. Any employee suspended shall be relieved
of all official duties, placed in a leave without pay status and shall sur-
render all official equipment and identification issued to him by the [Bu-
reau] department.

Special Regulation 6.16. Any Police or Fire [Bureau] Department
employee may be suspended for any act or failure to act which is deemed
a breach of discipline, order, regulation or directive, existing or as may
be issued from time to time by the Chief of the Police or Fire [Bureau]
Department provided the order, regulation or directive has been issued
in writing and made available to all Police and Fire [Bureau] Depart-
ment personnel.

An Administrative Suspension shall be one placed in effect only by
the Chief of the Police or Fire [Bureau] Department and shall be pred-
icated upon the fact or facts involving an infraction of order, regulation
directive coming to his attention subsequent to the commission of the
infraction. The Chief of the [Bureau] department may invoke the same
disciplinary steps provided for in Special Regulation 6.08, and the pro-
cedure to be followed shall be the same.

Whenever any disciplinary action other than the filing of Charges
and Specifications is imposed by the Chief of the Police or Fire [Bureau]
Department after a thorough investigation, a copy of his investigative
report and subsequent application of a disciplinary penalty shall be for-
warded in writing to the [Department of Public Safety] Administrative
Officer for approval.

Special Regulation 6.17. A written record of any disciplinary action
imposed on any member of the Police or Fire [Bureau] Department
shall be