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

   1. (1) the general manager, secretary, treasurer, and chief engineer;
   2. (2) the head of a department;

   3. (3)

      1. (i) the inspector general; and
      2. (ii) any temporary employee of the Office of the Inspector General appointed under § 17-603 of this article; and
   4. (4) a part time, temporary, or contract employee.

2. (b) The Commission may:

   1. (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. (2) retain the employee in the merit system in the position or grade from which the employee was appointed or promoted; and
   3. (3) continue to exclude the positions of general manager, department head, and inspector general from the merit system.

Added by Acts 2010, c. 37, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 130, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.