The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1921-01-14
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Merit System To All State Officers.
Annapolis
Governor Ritchie announced that
Osborne I. Yellott, State Employment
Commissioner, and himself, aided by
Messrs. Griffenhagen and associates,
the experts, had completed the classf-
fication of State employees for inclu-
sion into or exclusion from the merit
system.
The law includes in the classified
service, states the Governor, all en-
ployes of State officers, departments,
boards, com missions and institutions,
other than the military forces, with
certain exceptions, but with power to
put all or any OF the excepted posi-
tions in the classified service.
The Governor, Mr.. Yellott and the
experts have been in complete agree
ment on those employees which should
be included and those which should
be excluded, and in the final list as
made out practically every State en-
ploye is or will be included.
Those who are exempted include
the officials and employees Of the Leg
islature, the Assistant Attorney
Generals in the State Law Depart
ment, the general counsel and peo-
ple's counsel of the Public Service
Commission, the Governor s secretary.
the domestics in the Executive man
sion and laborers and other en-
ployes whose annual salary does not
exceed $3.50. Some of those getting
$3.50 year less are included IL they
receive maintenance allowance which
raise their compensation to more
than that figure. The members OF
the Baltimore police force also are
excluded, because the police force
has a merit system of its own.
There can be no question about
the propriety, and in most cases the
necessity" states the Governor, "of
excluding all the above Offices and
positions from the classified service.
With these exceptions, every single
Office or position in the departments
and institutions of the State govern
ment, whether included or excepted
by the terms of the law. either falls
in the classified service automatically
or is Immediately brought within the
service by Executive order or on the
merit commissioner recommends
tion, approved by the Governor, saw
ing only positions that are exempted
for the present for special reasons;
and of these number are to be
brought in as soon as pending depart
mental reorganizations are COM
pleted.''
The employees of the Public Service
Commission are held out, pending
reorganization and rearrangement OF
the duties of the employees there. AS
soon as that reorganization is COM
pleted, the Governor states, all en-
plcyes of the commission will be
brought into the system.
The only other large group held
out for the present are the educa-
tional and technical positions con-
nected with the University of Mary
land and the State Normal School,
with positions under the State Board
of Education which are held out
pending the survey Of the States edu-
cational system, being made by the
Russell Sage Foundation.
ITO include these latter positions
in the classified service now, Gov
ernor Ritchie says, might interfere
with any reorganization of the edu-
cation departments which might be
found desirable as result of the
survey"
The deputy auditor and assistant
auditors, in the State Auditors ofiice
are excluded for the present, pending
a study which the Governor states ne
wishes to make of the department to
see whether an enlargement or re-
organization of the staff would be de-
sirable, after which the entire stan
will be included.
Mr.. Yellott has made no recon-
mendation with reference to the cor
ouers, the county supervisors OF as
easements or the chief supervisor, de-
string more time for study of these
places. and they are tentatively ex-
cluded.
Officers and employees appointed by
any court or Judge" states the GOV
erndr, fall into class by them
selves. These positions include the
criers, bailiffs. stenographers, clerks,
constables and other employees of the
various courts of the State. There
is doubt as to whether good many,
at least, of these court employees can
constitutiona1ly be placed under the
merit system and, with this doubt in
mind, provision was inserted in the
law making the facilities Of the merit
system available 10 the courts II they
wish to take advantage of them.
There is no practical reason what
ever why most, If not all, of the above
positions should not be in the classi-
fed service, and l have accordingly
approved Mr.. Yellott's suggestion that
he offer the facilities of his depart.
meut to the courts of the State for
use in connection with all their en-
ployes. The Supreme Bench OF Bal
timore has already signifed its in
tentiou to avail itself of this offer.
Positions On included List,
The positions excepted under the |
law. but included In the classified
service by executive order or on rec. |
ommendation of the Employment |
Commissioner, are announced to be |
as follows:
SECRETARIES.
Board of State Aid and Charities.
State Athletic Commission.
State. Industrial Accident Commission. |
Advis by Board of Parole.
State Board of Prison Control.
MARYLAND Racing Commission.
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p,l&;. EI;1ahatb Maado 1A.year. |