Howard County                                   2757

sponsibilities of the Personnel Officer and Personnel Board of Howard
County, classifying County employees, establishing the method of
selecting and hiring new classified employees, providing for trans-
fers, promotions, demotions, separations, dismissals, leaves, pay plans,
hours of work, and personnel records for classified employees, con-
taining prohibitions and defining prohibited activities concerning
classified employees, and establishing appeal procedures.

Section 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, That Sections 1.100 through 1.121
inclusive, be and they are hereby added to Title 1 of the Howard County
Code, "Administration", subtitle, "Personnel" to read as follows:

1.100—Authority

The Howard County Merit System is established by the Howard
County Charter, Article VII and by ordinance adopted by the County
Council of Howard County.

1.101—Scope

The Merit System of the County shall embrace all officers and em-
ployees of the County except the officers and employees of the Board
of Education and all employees covered by the State Merit System.

All County positions shall be either in the exempt or classified service.

a.    Exempt Service Employees

Elected officials, committing magistrates, attorneys, members of boards
and commissions, the County Administrator, a secretary to the Executive,
the secretary to the Council, the heads of departments and offices, EM-
PLOYEES IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, INCLUDING THE JAIL BUT
EXCEPTING CLERICAL EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES IN THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLER-
ICAL EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, EM-
PLOYEES OF THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF CLERICAL EMPLOYEES, PAID FIREMEN, and temporary or sea-
sonal employees.

b.    Classified Service Employees

All other officers and employees not in exempt service.

NOTE: Upon recommendation of the Executive, the Council may,
by legislative action, establish additional exempt positions.

1.102—Definitions

a.    Actual Service

Time engaged in the performance of the duties of position or po-
sitions including absences with pay and authorized leave without pay.

b.    Appeal

An application or procedure for review of an alleged grievance sub-
mitted or instituted by an employee to his immediate supervisor or ap-
pointing authority, as the case may be, in accordance with the appeal
rules adopted by the Personnel Board.

c.    Appointing Authority

The Head of each department or office shall be the appointing au-
thority for all employees in his department or office.