# Policy AM-232-1 Permanent Positions and Employees

Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## Policy AM-232-1 Permanent Positions and Employees

Balt., Md., Admin. Manual AM-232-1 (2026)

scope A permanent position is a group of duties and responsibilities which requires the full-time or part-time employment of 1 person for a period <u>in excess of 90 calendar days</u>.

      <strong>Permanent EMPLOYEE</strong>
    

      <u>PERMANENT FULL -TIME EMPLOYEE</u>
    
A permanent full-time employee is a person who is appointed from an employment list to a permanent position, and works a full work week on a continuing basis.

      <u>PERMANENT PART-TIME EMPLOYEE</u>
    
A permanent part-time employee is a person who is appointed from an employment list to a permanent position, and works less than a full work week on a continuing basis.

      <strong>Work Week Defined</strong>
    
The normal full-time work week consists of 5 consecutive work shifts in a 7 day period.  (The normal full-time work shift consists of 8 consecutive hours in a 24 hour period.)  However, in operations where work is normally scheduled on Saturday and/or Sunday, the normal full-time work week consists of 10 work shifts in a 14 day period.

      <strong>Filling A Permanent Position</strong>
    
See <cite data-path="§AM-232-1-1">AM-232-1-1</cite> for details on filling a permanent position.

*History: July 14, 1976*