§ 6111. Election Commission- Exemption from Civil Service
TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT DIVISION 6: ELECTIONS § 6111. Election Commission: Exemption from Civil Service. (a) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of this part, the CNMI Election Commission shall no longer be part of the Civil Service System and the employ- ment of Commission staff shall no longer be subject to Civil Service Rules. (b) The employees of the Commission shall be exempt from application of the Commonwealth Civil Service Act (1 CMC § 8101 et seq.), except that the protections and prohibitions of Sections 8141, 8142, 8145, and 8151 through 8153 shall apply to the employees of the Commission to the same extent and in the same manner as if the employees of the Commission were members of the Civil Service. (c) Within 90 days after the effective date of this part, the Commission shall develop, adopt and administer a merit based personnel system that rewards productivity and service, provides management flexibility, and includes proce- dures for addressing employee grievances. The Commission may, however, authorize the Office of Personnel Management, or its successor, to administer the provisions of the personnel system adopted for the Commission. Source: PL 12-18, § 2 (6111).
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission