Section 18-107 - Merit system(a) The Commission may establish a merit system that includes all of its employees except: (1) the general manager, secretary, treasurer, and chief engineer;(2) the head of a department;(3)(i) the inspector general; and(ii) any temporary employee of the Office of the Inspector General appointed under § 17-603 of this article; and(4) a part time, temporary, or contract employee.(b) The Commission may: (1) appoint or promote a merit system employee to the position of general manager, department head, or inspector general or designate a merit system employee as the general manager, department head, or inspector general on an acting basis;(2) retain the employee in the merit system in the position or grade from which the employee was appointed or promoted; and(3) continue to exclude the positions of general manager, department head, and inspector general from the merit system.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 130, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.