Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-20
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Welfare Board constituted as
provided by law.
b. The department of welfare
shall have the following func-
tons: Such functions as are
vested in the County Welfare
Board by law, admissions to the
county home and farm, the func-
tions of the supervisor of county
aid, and such other functions as
may be provided by public local
laws of the County Council.
SEC. z. Office of the County
Attorney. a. There shall be an
office of the county attorney under
the immediate direction of county
attorney to be appointed and re-
moved and whose salary shall be
fixed by the County Council sub
ject to the regulations of the
County Personnel Board.
b. The office of the county
attorney shall, subject to public
general laws, have the following
functions: Conduct all law bust
ness of the County Government;
serve as the legal adviser of the
County Council and of the Coun-
ty Manager and all offices in the
Executive Branch of the County
Government; represent the Coun-
ty in all legal proceedings in
which it is interested; and pre-
pare for the County Council and
officers in the Executive Branch
thereof all drafts of legislation,
ordinances, rules, regulations, and
contracts; and such other func-
lions as may be provided by laws
of the County Council.
c. ALI actions and proceedings
for the enforcement of, or for
the recovery of any penalties for
the violation of, any law enacted
by the County Council or any
public local law heretofore en-
acted for the County shall be
brought in the name of the Coun-
ty and the county attorney shall
represent the County therein.
d. The county attorney shall
appoint, remove, and fix the sal
aries of the personnel in his
office subject to budget limitations
and regulations of the County
Personnel Board.
ARTICLE 6.
PERSONNEL
SEC. /. County Personnel
Board. a. There is established
County Personnel Board COM
posed of three members who are
qualified voters of the County
appointed by the County Council
in Executive Session. The original
members of the Board shall be
appointed for terms expiring 1,
2, and 3 years respectively, from
January LIST, of the year in which
the first County Council takes
office, as designated by the Coun-
ty Council at the time of appoint
ment. Any successor shall be
appointed for a term expiring
three years from the expiration
of the term for which his prede-
cessor was appointed, except that
any member appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the
expiration of the term for which
his predecessor was appointed,
shall be appointed only for the
remainder Of that term. Members
of the Board shall serve without
compensation or reimbursement
for individual expenses. The
County Manager shall serve as
executive secretary of the County
Personnel Board.
b. The County Personnel Board
shall, subject to the approval of
the County Council in Executive
Session, adopt regulations, not in
conflict with this Charter, cover
ing the classification of all posi-
lions in the Executive and Legis-
lative Branches except members
of the County Council and the
County Manager; minimum quail
flcations for any such positions,
methods of determining such
qualifications, and methods of Sc
lection for any such position; sal
airy and wage scales for any such
position, probationary periods,
promotions, and transfers; causes
for removal from any such po-
sition and methods of removal in
Guiding demotions, furloughs and
reduction of staff; annual, sick,
and other leave; prohibitions
against political activity; main
tenance of personnel records; and
similar personnel matters. Such
regulations shall have the force
and effect Of law. Any officer
or employee of the Executive or
Legislative Branches, other than
the County Manager, who is re-
moved shall be entitled to appeal
to the Board and in such event
to due notice of written charges
and opportunity for hearing be-
fore the Board, as shall be pro-
vided in its regulations. The
Board shall prepare and recon-
mend to the County Council in
Executive Session for inclusion in
its legislative program a system
OF retirement pay and from time
TO time may prepare and recon-
mend notifications thereof.
C. The following are excluded
from the regulations of the Coun-
ty Personnel Board unless it shall
be otherwise permitted by law:
l. The county board of educa-
Il