Sec. 16-179. Status of exempt service employees
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 16-179 (2026)
Sec. 16-179. Status of exempt service employeesLinkCopy Citation
(a)
An exempt status employee shall mean any employee who has been appointed to an exempt position that is specifically defined in Section 902 of Article IX of the County Charter and as provided under this Subtitle.
(b)
An exempt status employee shall only be entitled to occupy a classified service position in a permanent status through appointment.
(c)
Any exempt status employee who acts in the capacity of an appointing authority shall be governed by any provision of this Subtitle which:
(1)
Establishes or requires the exercise or performance of any duty, action, or obligation by an appointing authority; and
(2)
Establishes a prohibition against the exercise or initiation of an action by an appointing authority.
(d)
The provisions of this Subtitle, as applying to classified service employees, shall be limited in their applicability to exempt status employees as set forth below. All such provisions shall be in addition to any provision of this Subtitle which, within its terms, expressly applies to exempt status employees.
(1)
Except as specifically stated otherwise, the provisions of this Subtitle shall not apply to members of boards and commissions, experts or specialists performing temporary services, employees required to be covered by the State Merit System, and elected officials.
(2)
The following provisions of this Subtitle shall apply to any exempt status employee occupying a classified service position under the terms of a temporary/provisional or temporary/emergency appointment:
(A)
Section 16-110, "Political Activity;" Section 16-112, "Attendance of Employees;" Section 16-114, "Work Schedules;" Section 16-126, "Pay Periods;" Section 16-127, "Salary Rate Upon Appointment;" Section 16-135, "Salary Rate Upon Reclassification;" Section 16-139, "Salary Rates for Authorized Overtime;" Section 16-142, "Gross and Net Salary Rates;" Section 16-143(a), (b), and (d), "Effective Date of Salary Rate Changes;" Section 16-176, "Employee Status Upon Classification;" Section 16-208, "Employee Health and Safety;" and Section 16-227, "Compensatory Leave."