# Sec. 16-127. Salary rate upon appointment

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.

## Sec. 16-127. Salary rate upon appointment

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 16-127 (2026)

(a) The salary rate for an employee, upon initial appointment to a vacant position in the classified service, shall be established at an amount aligned with the employee's relevant experience and education in the class of work and applicable grade.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a), above, the Director of Human Resources Management may, at the request of the appointing authority, approve a rate within the applicable salary range based upon a consideration of an employee's exceptional qualifications, or an inability to recruit sufficient applicants due to a labor market shortage in particular classes of work.

(c) A person who is appointed to a vacant position as a full-time career emergency response technician who has previously served as an active volunteer firefighter with a volunteer fire or rescue squad department or company for one or more years, has been a legal resident of the State of Maryland for at least two (2) full calendar years at the time of making formal application for competitive examination in order to be considered for initial appointment to the vacant position, and is currently residing within Prince George's County, shall receive the equivalent of one step of salary credit above the entry salary rate upon the presentation of evidence by such individual in such manner and form as prescribed by duly developed, approved, and issued personnel procedures and upon successful completion of training to become an emergency response technician.