Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1940-02-22

various depar tnents, public safety, sanitation,
recreation and FORTH supervised by an expert
in the field of mum cipal management. HIS position
corresponds to that of general Of business
concern. This "tom manager" is elected for an in
definite tern by the town council, and in general
acts that body's advisory expert. Each year he
submits the budget to the Council for its approval
amendment. The town charter also gives him the
right to appoint and heads of town depart
ments and all other town employees.
The five members of the Town Council elected
at large by the citizens for term of two years.
Through ordi nances and resolutions they shape the
town policies which carried out by the manager.
taxes may be levied, appropriate ons assess
ments made, and money borrowed except wi tn the
Councils approval. It may acquire property, Nnis
public services, build and maintain public improve
ments. (Greenbelt's municipal hospital illustrates
the working out of this latter flnction).
etings of the Council are presided by the
mayor, who is appointed by the council from among
its members, and who represents the town at all Of
ficial affairs.
What is unique in Greenbelt's case is that the
Federal Government, through Security Admins
tration, all the land and buildings, and Feder
representativ must therefore be hand to lock
after Government interests. When the first town
council set about in accordance with the charter
employ town manager, it apparent to everyone
that Roy S. Taden, acting Couuni ty Manager for
Farm Security, had the experience and ability for
the job of town manager we'll. It parti
1y fortunate for the town that with % yearst
experience In the field of cipa1 management
willing to assume the town managershtp, in addition
to his other duties and RESPONSE ties for the
modest of 81 900 offered by the council half of
which he last year turned the town budget.
In choosing department heads and other town
ployees ir. Braden had OCCASION in turn to make
of capable individuals already the FSA payroll.
Wallace F. Mabee, senior administrative assistant in
the Federal classification, because also the towns
director of public safety j. ". Rabbit selected
to act town treasurer in addi ton to his duties
as accountant for FSA. Er. Breden's private
tary, Winfield McCany, acts also town clerk Rose
II. Apher, in charge of tenant selection for Farm
Security, appointed director of adult education.
Harvey L. Vincent, town engineer, is of the
ceptions, being entirely on the town payroll.
0. Kline Rlmer, self-styled "country coueinu be-
cause he has no official standing far the town
is concerned, has nevertheless performed such valu
able service for it designing and supervising the
construction of the hospital. In his capacity wi tn
FSA as assistant community manager, he supervises
maintenance work, but also performs town function
in ir. Gradients ABSENCE when he is deputized to
city manager.
In uoffi cia1 capacity, town engineer helped
in the selection of books for the library. Angus
hcGregor, employed by Farm Security landscape
gardener, has found time to supply the picnic
areas with wood.
1t is unusual for a town small as Greenbelt to
have the services of many persons, acting
official and unofficial capacities, who perform so
much in return for little no thin in the way of
reElmera ton from US.