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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 36.07.04.08" title_num="36" subtitle_num="07" chapter_num="04" heading="Table of Organization.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>For the purposes of this regulation, the title used to describe a department head is intended to indicate responsibility for the functions of the enumerated department and does not obligate the facility operator to use that particular title.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Subject to the requirements of this regulation, a facility operator shall tailor its table of organization to meet its needs and policies.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A facility operator shall submit to the Commission for review and written approval a table of organization depicting all direct and indirect reporting lines for instant bingo operations:</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A facility operator’s table of organization shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A system of personnel and chain of command which permits management and supervisory personnel to be held accountable for actions or omissions within their areas of responsibility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The segregation of incompatible functions, duties, and responsibilities so that no individual is in a position both to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Commit an error or to perpetrate a fraud; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Conceal the error or fraud in the normal course of the individual’s duties;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The performance of all functions, duties and responsibilities by qualified personnel;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Areas of responsibility which are not so extensive as to be impractical for one individual to monitor; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A General Manager:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Based for employment purposes at the facility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Licensed as a principal employee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Ultimately responsible for the daily conduct of all operations at the facility.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A facility operator may not implement a change in the table of organization approved by the Commission under §D of this regulation without the prior written approval of the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A facility operator shall ensure that an individual employed at the facility is trained in the policies, procedures, and internal controls relevant to the individual’s function.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If there is a vacancy in the General Manager position:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Not later than 5 days after the date of a vacancy, the facility operator shall notify the Commission in writing of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The vacant position;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The date on which the position will become or became vacant; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The date on which the facility operator anticipates that the vacancy will be filled on a permanent basis;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Not later than 30 days after the date of a vacancy, a facility operator shall fill the vacant position on a temporary basis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Not later than 120 days after the original date of the vacancy, a facility operator shall fill the vacant position on a permanent basis; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Not later than 5 days after filling a vacancy, a facility operator shall notify the Commission in writing of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The vacant position filled;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The name of the individual designated to fill the position;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The date that the vacancy was filled; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Whether the vacancy has been filled on a temporary or permanent basis.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>