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EXECUTIVE ORDERS

PARTICULAR STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OR CLASS THEREOF WITH
RESPECT TO ANY PARTICULAR INTEREST, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE,
PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD SHALL MAKE A FINDING IN WRITING THAT
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH SUSPENSION IS REQUIRED IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST AND WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE IMPARTIAL
CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE STATE.

A FULL STATEMENT OF THE PERTINENT FACTS AND OF THE
BOARD'S DETERMINATION AND REASONS THEREFOR SHALL BE KEPT ON
FILE BY THE BOARD AND SHALL BE A PUBLIC RECORD.

Article IV.
Board of Ethics

A Board of Ethics is hereby established within the
Department of Personnel of the State Government. It shall
consist of nine members. One of the members shall be the
Secretary of Personnel, ex officio. The other eight members
shall be appointed by the Governor from the general public
and shall be persons who are not subject to this Code of
Ethics. The term of each appointed member shall be four
years or until a successor is appointed and takes office.
Any appointed member of the Board shall be eligible for
reappointment. Of the members first appointed, one member
shall be appointed for one year, two members for two years,
two members for three years, and two members for four years.
The member appointed pursuant to the 1970 amendment to this
Code shall be appointed for four years. One member shall be
designated as chairman by the Governor and shall serve as
such during his full term of office as a member. Five
members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, regardless
of vacancies, and the affirmative vote of at least five
members shall be necessary for any action. Whenever the
Secretary of Personnel is unable to attend a meeting of the
Board, he may designate the Deputy Secretary of Personnel to
attend in his place, and in such event the Deputy Secretary
shall be regarded as a member of the Board for that meeting
and shall be entitled to vote. Appointed members of the
Board shall serve without compensation but shall be
reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties. The Board, with the approval
of the Secretary of Personnel and the Governor, may appoint
a paid Executive Secretary at such salary as the Secretary
of Personnel may determine.

The Board shall be subject to the authority of the
Secretary of Personnel as set forth in Article 41, Sections
213—217, of the Annotated Code of Maryland or elsewhere in
the laws of Maryland. Determinations of the Board with
respect to administrative matters, including but not limited
to employment and removal of personnel, procurement of
supplies and equipment, and expenditures of money, shall be
subject to the approval of the Secretary of Personnel as