State of Maryland

SLE 0010

MANAGEMENT SERVICE BARGAINING UNIT: M

 An Enforcement Agent Administrator II is a Sworn Law Enforcement Officer and is among the highest tier managerial levels of program management and administrator in the Skilled Service of legislatively authorized enforcement and regulatory work in a specialized police agency in Maryland. Employees in this classification are responsible for directing Enforcement, Inspection, Regulatory and Licensing programs that have a broad scope and major impact on agency missions and operations. Employees in this classification have managerial responsibility for all enforcement, field operations, regulatory and licensing statewide as effected through subordinate Enforcement Agent Administrators. The Enforcement Agent Administrator II directly supervises subordinate Enforcement Agent Administrators and through them indirectly supervises all other agency police officers and civilian staff members. The Enforcement Agent Administrator II is an assistant to the Enforcement Agent Administrator III and Executive Management. This classification series is limited to the highest-level managers of enforcement, inspection, regulatory and licensing programs in the agency. Supervision is typically received from an Executive Service employee or designee such as an Enforcement Agent Administrator III.

Position designation of the Enforcement Agent Administrator II is Deputy Director and is assigned various law enforcement and administrative functions.

Positions in this classification are evaluated using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Enforcement Agent Administrator II is differentiated from the Enforcement Agent Administrator I in that the Enforcement Agent Administrator II is an assistant to the Enforcement Agent Administrator III and has managerial responsibility for all field operations, law enforcement operations, regulatory operations and licensing operations statewide as effected through subordinate Agent Administrators.
The Enforcement Agent Administrator I is differentiated from the Enforcement Agent Lead in that the Enforcement Agent Administrator I directs all activities of an agency Bureau, such as but not limited to, the Field Operations Bureau, the Enforcement Bureau, or the Administrative Services Bureau and has supervisory responsibility for Enforcement Agent Leads while the Enforcement Agent Lead has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Enforcement Agents. Additionally, the Enforcement Agent Administrator II is differentiated from any other designated administrator serving as the Inspector in Charge in that the Enforcement Agent Administrator II directs all activities of agency and has supervisory responsibility for the other designated civilian administrator serving as the Inspector in Charge. The Enforcement Agent Administrator II has indirect supervisory responsibility through the Inspector in Charge for lower-level Compliance Inspectors. This classification series is limited to the highest-level managers of enforcement, inspection and regulatory programs in the Management Service of a police agency in Maryland. Managers and administrators of agency-unique programs of lesser scope and responsibility are classified in various supervisory, managerial and administrative classification series designations.

Plans and directs the work of subordinate Enforcement Agent Administrators related to all aspects of agency enforcement, inspection, regulatory and licensing programs that have a broad scope and major impact on agency missions and operations;

Establishes overall policies and procedures for all programs, oversees their implementation, evaluates their effectiveness and approves major revisions;

Establishes overall agency program goals, standards and controls to meet program objectives and oversees their achievement; Oversees and manages the personnel and financial resources of the agency;

Plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate administrators, supervisors and managers;

Develops, implements and manages short and long-range plans for program operations and resources; Determines organizational structure and staffing needs of the agency;

Prescribes and oversees development and training of all agency staff;

Represents the agency before federal, State and local officials, legislative committees and senior managers and executives of other agencies concerning program activities;

Reviews statistical data for annual reports and F.B.I. required reporting data;

Reviews or directs the review and makes recommendations regarding proposed legislation and fiscal notes as they relate to the impact on the goals and mission of the agency;

Provides oversight of the handling, planning, presentation and evidence for Administrative Hearings;

Administers appropriate disciplinary action in compliance with Police Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBR) and appropriate State Personnel rules;

Management of System rules and regulations;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of regulation, licensing and laws pertaining to alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, cannabis, motor fuels, transient vendors and other taxes administered by the state;

Knowledge of personnel management, budget procedures and program administration; Knowledge of principles and techniques of criminal investigation;

Knowledge of the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights (LEOBR);

Skill in the use of firearms, vehicles, technical equipment and police communication equipment; Ability to plan and supervise criminal investigations and enforcement activities;

Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with other law enforcement agencies; Ability to prepare detailed reports;

Ability to train new employees in criminal investigation and enforcement activities; Ability to secure the confidence and cooperation of the public;

Ability to evaluate evidence for its legal sufficiency;

Ability to present testimony in courts and administrative hearings on behalf of the State;

Ability to communicate effectively with representatives of regulated industries, owners, managers and licensees;

Ability to evaluate and develop Maryland Police Training Commission accepted lesson plans for effective training programs for sworn Division staff members.

Education: Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate as described in the Police

Training Commission regulation.

Experience: Six (6) years of experience as a police officer investigating crimes including motor vehicle accidents and responding to emergency calls for police services or as an enforcement agent (Certified police officer) responsible for assessing and enforcing compliance with a framework of regulations and laws imposed by the state on an industry; at least two (2) years of this experience must have been at the supervisory level.

Notes:

1. The above education requirement is set by the Maryland Police Training Commission in accordance with Public Safety Article, Section 3-
209, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. Applicants may substitute additional education in criminal justice or law enforcement, at an accredited college or university, at a rate of
30 credit hours for each six months of the required experience for a maximum of three years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in general inspection, investigation, enforcement, and compliance classification or general inspection, investigation, enforcement, and compliance specialty codes in the logistics field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

1. Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

2. After training, employees in this classification will be required to maintain periodic certification of essential marksmanship in the firing of a revolver and other firearms that may be necessary to carry out assignments.

1. Selection standards for police officer certification are established by the Police Training Commission in accordance with Public Safety Article, Section 3-209 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. These selection criteria are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 04, Chapter 01 and include the following:

Appointment as a police officer; U.S. Citizenship;

A complete background investigation; Oral interview;

Physical examination;

Possession of a driver’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

2. Employees in this classification must have successfully completed the Entrance Level Police Training Course required by the Maryland Police Training Commission and hold a current certification by the Maryland Police Training Commission.

3. Employees in this classification are subject to call twenty-four hours a day and must provide the agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.

4. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulations 17.04.09, Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

5. Two (2) years preceding promotion to the position or within one (1) year following appointment to the position must successfully complete (70 percent minimum overall test score) the First Line Administrator/Mid-Level Executive Training Program approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission as required by COMAR 12.04.01.13.

Specific educational and experience requirements are set by the State Agency of Maryland based on the essential job functions assigned to the position.

July 1, 2021

December 13, 2024

Director, Classification and Salary Division