WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 22

15.

(b) In supervising and directing the affairs of the Department and in exercising
the powers referred to in the preceding subsection, the authority of the Superintendent
shall include, but shall not be limited to, the powers:

(5) To determine and establish such ranks and grades and, in accordance
with the [merit system] PROVISIONS OF THE STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE THAT
GOVERN CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEES, such civilian classifications as [he] THE
SUPERINTENDENT may deem necessary and appropriate;

17.

(a)     The Superintendent shall, within the limits of any appropriation made for
such purpose, appoint such employees as are deemed necessary by [him] THE
SUPERINTENDENT for the efficient administration of the Department. All appointments
shall be made from a list of eligible persons prepared by the [Commissioner]
SECRETARY of Personnel in accordance with the [merit system] PROVISIONS OF THE
STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE THAT GOVERN CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

18.

All police employees, including persons appointed to the Department for training
prior to regular assignment as a police employee, shall remain in a probationary status for
a period of two years from the date of appointment to the Department. Civilian
employees shall remain in a probationary status for the period prescribed [by the merit
system] UNDER TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 4 OF THE STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE. The
Superintendent may discharge an employee in probationary status for any cause which
[he] THE SUPERINTENDENT, in [his] THE SUPERINTENDENT'S sole discretion, deems
sufficient.

19.

(b)     Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no police employee shall
be appointed or promoted to any rank except one which requires technical knowledge,
unless the employee is bypassing an obsolete rank and currently fills the rank immediately
below the rank that has been declared obsolete, or has filled the rank immediately below
that to which [he] THE EMPLOYEE is promoted; but as to any noncommissioned rank
which contains less than twenty-five police employees, the Superintendent may by rule
direct that it is unnecessary to fill such rank for purposes of promotion. Promotion to any
noncommissioned rank shall be made in the manner prescribed by rule. Promotion to any
commissioned rank, except deputy superintendent, shall be made from among those
persons appearing in any position on a list of eligible persons prepared by the [State
Commissioner] SECRETARY of Personnel in accordance with the [merit system]
PROVISIONS OF THE STATE PERSONNEL ARTICLE THAT GOVERN CLASSIFIED
SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

(e) Promotions of civilian employees shall be made in [the manner provided by
the merit system] ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE PERSONNEL
ARTICLE THAT GOVERN CLASSIFIED SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

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