Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-20

any contract, work or business or
the sale or acquisition of any
property, the expense, price or
consideration of which is payable
in whole or in part from the
County treasury or by any assess
ment levied pursuant to law, or
(2) in the purchase, lease, rent
al or letting of, or grant of
license or permit in relation to,
any real or other property be
longing to or taken by the Coun-
ty, or which shall be sold for
taxes or assessments, or by virtue
of legal process or any provision
of law by or at the suit of the
County. Any violation of this
subdivision shall, at the option
of the County Manager and sub
ject to appeal to the County
Council, render forfeit and void
the contract, work, business sale
or transaction affected.
b. No member of the County
Council nor any officer or EN-
ployee whose salary or expenses
are payable in whole or in part
from the County treasury shall,
during his employment or incum-
bency, appear as attorney or
counsel or give opinion evidence
against the interests of the Coun-
ty in any litigation to which the
County is a party.
SEC. 8. Corrupt Practices.
No appointed officer or employee
whose salary or expenses are
payable in whole, or in part from
the County Treasury shall give
or promise to give any portion
of his compensation or any money
or valuable thing to any person,
in consideration of his having
been or being appointed or en-
ployed as such officer or employee.
Any officer or employee violating
this section shall be removed
from Office pursuant to regula-
tons of the County Personnel
Board.
SEC. 4. Political Contributions.
No appointed officer or employee
whose salary or expenses are
payable in whole or in part from
the County treasury shall directly
or indirectly, pay or promise to
pay any political assessment, sub
scription or contribution under
the penalty of FORGETTING his office
or employment pursuant to the
regulations of the County Person
mel Board.
SEC. 5. Officers and En-
pLOyees not to Perform Work Out
side Public Employment. No
member of the County Council or
officer or employee of the Coun-
ty shall detail or cause any Off
GER or employee of the County to
do or perform any service or
work outside of his public office
or employment.
SEC. 6. Bonds. Unless other
wise provided by law, each officer
of the Executive Branch who
has possession of or control over
any funds of the County shall
give bond for the faithful per-
Torrance of his duties in such
sum as may be fixed and with
sureties to be approved by the
County Council on recomenda-
ton of the County Manager.
SEC. z. Prohibition of Additional
Compensation. a. No member of
the County Council and no off
Ger or employee whose salary is
fixed, in whole or in part, by this
Charter or by laws of the County
Council or by regulations of the
County Personnel Board shall be
entitled, directly or indirectly, to
any other salary, expenses, or
compensation from the County for
performance of public duties, ex-
cept expenses for travel and sub
sistence incident to the perform
ance of his official duties as au-
thorized by public local laws of
the County Council.
b. All officers and employees
in the Executive or Legislative
Branches who receive salary or
compensation paid in whole or in
part by the County, shall devote
their entire time, during the off
cial working hours specified in
regulations of the County Per-
sonnet Board, to the performance
of their official duties.
SEC. 8. Penalties. The County
Council shall by public local law
provide appropriate penalties for
enforcement Of this Article.
ARTICLE 7.
EXPENSE AND CAPITAL
BUDGETS
SEC. /. Expense BUDGET. a.
The fiscal year of the County
shall commence on July LIST in
each year and close at the end
Of June Both in the following
year.
b. On May LIST of each year
the head of each department or
special agency in the Executive
Branch of the County Govern
ment and Of each other agency
financed in whole or in part by
county funds shall submit to the
County Manager an itemized esti-
mate of the requirements of the
department or agency for current
expenses for the next fiscal year
in such form as the County Man
ager shall prescribe. These esti-
mates shall be known as the de-
partmental estimates. On May
LIST the director of finance shall
submit to the County Manager