Montgomery County, MD

BY DECISION OF:
Jennifer Harling, Esq., Chief Labor Relations Officer                                                                 Date:  November 1, 2025
Office of Labor Relations

The Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA), Director’s Office, has notified the Office of Labor Relations (OLR) of a reclassification of vacant position Office Services Coordinator Grade 16 in the Office, Professional, and Technical (OPT) bargaining unit, as defined by Section 33-105(a)(2)(A) – (D) of the Montgomery County Code (hereinafter, “Code”) to a Performance Management and Data Analyst II which has been moved to the Office of the Director as approved by the Office of Management and Budget. In connection with this notification, DHCA has requested that OLR conduct a review of and issue a bargaining unit determination for this position, which is the following;

Performance Management and Data Analyst II
Grade 25
Classification Code No. 000117
Position No. 006463
 
In accordance with sections 33-105(b), 2-25D, and 2-64I (See Editor’s Note) of the Code, the Chief Labor Relation Officer (CLRO) has determined that the Performance Management and Data Analyst II, Grade 25 position, No. 006463  is appropriately and necessarily excluded from the bargaining unit, pursuant to Code Section 33-102(4)(E) “ an employee who provides direct staff or administrative support to the head of a principal department, office, or agency, or to a deputy or assistant within the immediate office of a head of a principal department, office, or agency;.”). Due to the evolving organizational needs of DHCA, the position is necessarily providing ‘direct staff support’ to an assistant within the DHCA Director’s Office.
 
Any individual or agent of the certified bargaining representative may file an objection to this determination with the Labor Relations Administrator, with notice to the Chief Labor Relations Officer, within 10 days of the publication of this notice:

Sarah Miller Espinosa, J.D.                                                                                Jennifer Harling, Esq.
Montgomery County Labor Relations Administrator                                              Chief Labor Relations Officer
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