Maryland § 18-107

§ 18-107.

    (a)    The Commission may establish a merit system that includes all of its employees except:

        (1)    the general manager, secretary, treasurer, and chief engineer;

        (2)    the head of a department;

        (3)    (i)    the inspector general; and

            (ii)    any temporary employee of the Office of the Inspector General appointed under § 17–603 of this article; and

        (4)    a part time, temporary, or contract employee.

    (b)    The Commission may:

        (1)    appoint or promote a merit system employee to the position of general manager, department head, or inspector general or designate a merit system employee as the general manager, department head, or inspector general on an acting basis;

        (2)    retain the employee in the merit system in the position or grade from which the employee was appointed or promoted; and

        (3)    continue to exclude the positions of general manager, department head, and inspector general from the merit system.