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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="18-211" title_number="18" title_name="Personnel" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Collective Bargaining">
  <text>This subtitle and any agreement made under it may not impair the right and responsibility of the Commission to:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>determine the overall budget and mission of the Commission;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operations;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>determine the services to be rendered and the operations to be performed;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>determine the location of facilities and the overall organizational structure, methods, processes, means, job classifications, and personnel by which operations are to be conducted;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>direct and supervise employees;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>hire, select, and establish the standards governing promotion of employees and classify positions;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="7">
    <text>relieve employees from duties because of lack of work or funds or when the Commission determines continued work would be inefficient or nonproductive;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="8">
    <text>take actions to carry out the missions of government in situations of emergency;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="9">
    <text>transfer and schedule employees;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="10">
    <text>determine the size, grades, and composition of the workforce;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="11">
    <text>set the standards of productivity and technology;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="12">
    <text>establish employee performance standards and evaluate and assign employees, except that evaluation and assignment procedures may be a subject for collective bargaining;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="13">
    <text>make and implement systems for awarding outstanding service increments, extraordinary performance awards, and other merit awards;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="14">
    <text>introduce new or improved technology, research, development, and services;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="15">
    <text>control and regulate the use of machinery, equipment, and other property and facilities of the Commission, subject to § 18–207(a)(6) of this subtitle;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="16">
    <text>maintain internal security standards;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="17">
    <text>create, alter, combine, contract out, or abolish any job classification, department, operation, unit, or other division or service;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="18">
    <text>suspend, discharge, or otherwise discipline employees for cause, subject to the grievance procedure stated in the collective bargaining agreement or as provided by law; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="19">
    <text>issue and enforce rules, policies, and regulations necessary to carry out this section and all other managerial functions that are not inconsistent with federal or State law or the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.</text>
  </level>
</section>
