MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                        2335

of Public Local Laws of Maryland) establishes the Police
Department of Baltimore City as an agency and
instrumentality of the State. Therefore, House Bill 1219
(and the two earlier bills) would affectively permit a
local subdivision to require that a State agency be
subject to that subdivision's own, local collective
bargaining ordinances.

In addition, the General Assembly has established
grievance procedures for the Department (Section 16-12),
thus recognizing that members of the Department have
problems which are uniquely different from civilian
personnel. And there are other provisions of Subtitle 16
which protect the rights of the members. There is no
evidence to suggest that the rights of the members would
be better protected by placement of the Department within
the City's Municipal Employee Relations Law.

I have also pointed out, on other occasions, that
placing the Department within the provisions of a
collective bargaining act would best be considered if and
when the General Assembly decides to enact a State—wide
employee relations law covering all state agencies and
instrumentalities.

For these reasons, I have decided to veto House Bill
1219.

Sincerely,
Marvin Mandel
Governor

House Bill No. 1220 - Baltimore City Police
Suspension Hearings

AN ACT concerning

Baltimore City — Police Department

FOR the purpose of [[clarifying the appointment, duties,
and responsibilities of the Police Commissioner of
Baltimore City; providing for a hearing in certain
cases in a certain amount of time concerning members
of the Baltimore City Police Department; and
generally relating to the appointment and dismissal
of the Commissioner and members of the Police
Department of Baltimore City]] requiring an official

hearing within a certain time with respect to

certain suspended members of the Baltimore City