2092

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 505

and shall participate in federal programs for [civil defense
and disaster preparedness] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL
DEFENSE. Each local organization for [civil defense and
disaster preparedness] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL
DEFENSE shall have a director OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND
CIVIL DEFENSE who shall be appointed by the Governor, upon
the recommendation of the mayor, the executive, or governing
body of the RESPECTIVE political SUBDIVISION, [subdivisions,
and who] EACH DIRECTOR OF A LOCAL ORGANIZATION shall have
direct responsibility for the organization, administration
and operation of [such] THE RESPECTIVE local organization
for [civil defense and disaster preparedness] EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE. EACH LOCAL DIRECTOR SHALL BE
subject to the direction and control of the mayor,
executive, or governing body OF THE RESPECTIVE SUBDIVISION,
under general power of the Governor [and Secretary of Public
Safety and Correctional Services]. The local organization
shall include such positions and program as may be
recommended from time to time by the State [Civil Defense
and Disaster Preparedness] EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL
DEFENSE Agency to meet federal and State standards, subject
to the budgets of the local jurisdictions.

(b)  In any county, or Baltimore City, in which there
is a merit system or classified service for the general
employees of that political subdivision, the employees and
officers of the local organization for [civil defense]
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (except the director)
shall be included in and subject to all rights, duties,
privileges, and responsibilities of that system or service.

(c)  If the county or Baltimore City does not have such
a merit system or classified service, the county
commissioners or county council, or the board of estimates
of Baltimore City, may include by regulation the employees
and officers of the local organization for [civil defense]
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE (except the director)
in the classified service of the State. During the effective
period of any such regulation, the said employees and
officers shall be subject to certain of the rights, duties,
privileges, and responsibilities of Article 64A of the
Annotated Code, title "Merit System," with the particular
board of county commissioners or county council, or the
mayor of Baltimore City, as the appointing officer
thereunder; but the provisions of this sentence shall not be
construed or applied to remove from the particular board of
county commissioners or county council or from the mayor and
city council of Baltimore power to establish and regulate
the compensation, vacation allowance, and sick leave of all
such employees and officers in the respective political
subdivisions.

8.

The Director, with the approval of the Secretary of
Public Safety and Correctional Services, and in
collaboration with other public and private agencies within