Regulation .05 Employees in the Management Service, Executive Service, and Under Special Appointment.

An appointing authority may take any of the disciplinary actions specified in State Personnel and Pensions Article, §§11-104 and 11-105, Annotated Code of Maryland, against an employee in the management service, the executive service, or under special appointment.

An employee may appeal a disciplinary action imposed under this regulation pursuant to State Personnel and Pensions Article, §11-113, Annotated Code of Maryland, and a termination imposed under State Personnel and Pensions Article, §11-305, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Each employee subject to this regulation serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be terminated or disciplined for any reason that is not illegal or unconstitutional, solely in the discretion of the appointing authority. An appeal under this regulation may only be based on the grounds that the disciplinary action is illegal or unconstitutional.