§ 12-3. Employees.

(a) In general.

(1) The City Solicitor shall appoint the employees of the Central Bureau of Investigation in accordance with the City Charter.

(2) The employees shall be compensated as provided in the Ordinance of Estimates.

(b) Positions part of Classified Service.

(1) All non-lawyer positions in the Central Bureau of Investigation are part of the Classified Service of the City of Baltimore, subject to the laws, rules, and regulations governing that service.

(2) All appointments to fill vacancies in non-lawyer positions caused by death, resignation, dismissal, retirement, or other reason shall be made by the City Solicitor from eligible lists established by the Department of Human Resources.

The City Solicitor may from time to time engage for special purposes the services of experts and specialists for any particular case or cases.