(a) The Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for deciding questions arising under this Article. Any member of the County's retirement system and any retiree or designated beneficiary eligible to receive benefits from the retirement system, may request, in writing, a decision on questions arising under this Article from the Chief Administrative Officer, who must respond in writing to such request within 60 days. The response must include a statement of appeal rights.
(b) The Chief Administrative Officer's decision on a disability application under Section 33- 43 may be appealed under subsection 33-43.
(c) Any other decision by the Chief Administrative Officer may be appealed within 15 days to the Merit System Protection Board under procedures established by the Board. The decision of the Board is final. (Ord. No. 5-152; Ord. No. 6-195, § 1; 1974 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 16; 1978 L.M.C., ch. 44, § 1; 1982 L.M.C., ch. 40, § 5; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1; 2003 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 1.)
Editor’s note-The above section is cited in Fultz v. Shaffer, 111 Md.App. 278, 681 A.2d 568 (1996).