State of Maryland

Special appointment positions - Except as otherwise provided by law, the following positions in the Skilled Service and Professional service are considered special appointments: 

Positions directly appointed by the Governor by appointments that are not provided for by the Maryland Constitution;

Positions directly appointed by the Board of Public Works;

Positions, as determined by the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Budget and Management, that perform significant policy roles or provide direct support to a member of the Executive Service;

Positions assigned to the Government House;

Positions assigned to the Governor's Office; and any other position that is specified by law to be a special appointment.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.