2762                               Municipal Charters

(4)     To render a written report to the County Executive forwarding
a copy of such report to the County Council on or before January thirty-
one of each year, discussing administration of the County Merit System
for the preceding year and summarizing developments and progress made
in meeting the objectives and purposes of Article VII of the Charter and
of this title.

(5)    To perform such other duties as may be requested by the Coun-
ty Executive from time to time.

(6)    To delegate to the Personnel Officer any of its duties with
the exception of its duty to hear and decide appeals taken under this
act.

1.106—Method of Selecting New Employees

A.    Vacancies

When a vacancy occurs in any position in the classified service, the
appointing authority (Department Head) shall submit an employee req-
uisition with all pertinent information to the Personnel Officer.

B.    Certified Eligibles

The Personnel Officer shall submit to the appointing authority the
five highest eligibles for the vacancy. These five will come from the
promotional list. If there are not five eligibles on the promotional list,
the Personnel Officer shall use the re-employment list to complete the
five. If the promotional and re-employment lists do not contain a total
of five names, the Personnel Officer shall use the open competitive list
to complete the five.

1.    Re-Employment Lists:

(a) The Personnel Officer shall place on the priority re-employment
lists for that class the names of regular employees who:

(1)    Were laid off as a result of insufficient funds.

(2)    Takes maternity leave according to Personnel Rules of Howard
County and whose position is not vacant upon her return to active
duty.

(3)    Are demoted, and their former position is no longer vacant,
and there is no other position of the same or comparable grade.

2.    Promotional and Open Competitive Lists:

(a) The names of all persons attaining at least the minimum quali-
fying composite rating on any promotional or open competitive examining
procedure shall be placed on the eligible list in the order of their com-
posite grades. In the event examining procedure is instituted to build
up or lengthen an eligible list, the persons certified as eligible shall
be integrated with the existing eligibility list in the same manner.

3.    Duration of Eligible Lists and Eligibility of Individuals Thereon

(a)    Eligibility lists shall be considered as expired and without effect
one year after their formation.

(b)     Eligibility lists shall be on file and available for inspection
in the Personnel Office.

C.    Scheduling and Announcement of Open Competitive Examinations