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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 8

64A and 73B and shall not share in any benefit of any system
provided for employees of any county or Baltimore City.

(e)  All assessors who became so employed after January 1,
1974, and prior to July 1, 1974, shall be transferred to and
become part of the State merit system under Article 64A and the
State employees pension system under Article 73B on July 1, 1974,
with all of the rights and benefits provided under subsection (d)
above.

(f)  With respect to every employee described in subsection
(a) who elects to remain under a county, city or municipal merit,
classification, leave, retirement or health system, the county,
city or municipality in question shall make whatever payments or
contributions are required to be made by the county, city or
municipality to or for the account or on the behalf of the
employee, and the State shall periodically reimburse the county,
city or municipality for any such payments made, provided that
payments or contributions made by the county, city or
municipality to the retirement or group insurance program of any
such employee shall not be deemed to be salary with respect to
the employee.

(g)  The schedule of salaries of all assessors provided for
in this section shall be that schedule which was in effect July
1, 1973. A sum equivalent to sixty per centum (60%) of the
annual salary, according to the respective salary ranges
specified shall be paid by the Comptroller for the State of
Maryland from general funds to the several counties and the City
of Baltimore, such payments to be made to the counties and
Baltimore City quarterly.

(h) The number of authorized assessors in each county and
Baltimore City as of January 1, 1973 shall not be decreased nor
positions transferred prior to July 1, 1976.

(a)  All clerical personnel   engaged in performing assessment
functions shall on and after July 1, 1975 be employees of the
State of Maryland, except to the extent otherwise provided
herein.

(b)  All clerical personnel, who on July 1, 1975 have been
so employed by any county or Baltimore City for at least six
months prior thereto, may elect, within sixty days after July 1,
1975, to remain thereafter as a member of or subject to the
merit, classification or salary system, pension or retirement
system, and health benefit system of the counties or Baltimore
City and shall not be subject to the applicable system of the
State of Maryland.

(c)  All clerical personnel who elect under subsection (b)
above to remain in a local salary system and subject to a local
pension or retirement system, and health benefit system shall be