(1) an employee, as defined in § 4-501 of the Labor and Employment Article;

(2) an appointed official;

(3) an elected official; or

(4) a supervisory, managerial, or confidential employee.

(b) This section applies only in code counties in the Southern Maryland class, as established in § 9-302 of this article.

(c) (1) A county may enact a local law to provide regular employees of the county the right to organize and bargain collectively with binding arbitration through representative employee organizations chosen by the regular employees.

(2) A local law enacted in accordance with this section shall:

(i) provide definitions of and remedies for unfair labor practices; and

(ii) prohibit strikes or work stoppages by represented regular employees.

(d) A local law enacted in accordance with this section may not affect the rights and duties of a county and any exclusive representatives under a local law enacted in accordance with Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Labor and Employment Article.