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

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~ the public school authorities
Of the County; and such other
fHNctions as may be provided by
The public local laws of the
County Council.
SEC. a. Department of Safety.
A. There shall be a department
IS safety under the immediate
fifection of a director Of safety.
he County Manager shall serve
IS director of safety until such
time as the County Council shall
By public local law provide for a
director of safety who shall be
appointed and removed and whose
salary shall be fixed by the Coun-
ty Manager after consultation
with the County Council and sub
ject to the regulations of the
County Personnel Board.
b. There shall be two assist
ant directors Of safety. One
assistant director of safety shall
be police commissioner. The
other assistant director Of safety
shall be fire commissioner to be
appointed by the County Mana
ger by and with the advice and
consent of the county fire COM
mission and subject to the regu-
lations of the County Personnel
Board. At the time of appoint
ment the fire commissioner shall
be a member of fire department
of the County and shall have
served during the previous three
years as an active member of one
or more of the fire departments
of the County.
c. The police commissioner
shall be the chief of the county
police force and shall have such
other duties as may be provided
by law.
d. The fire commissioner shall
be the executive officer of the
county fire commission, shall en-
force all fire prevention laws of
the county, shall investigate in
cooperation with the police COM
missioner all cases of suspected
arson, and shall have such other
duteis as may he provided by
public local laws of the County
Council.
e. There shall be in the De-
partment of Safety county fire
commission composed of one dele
gate from each fire department of
the County to be elected annually
by the firemen who are members
of the department except that in
the event no such delegate is
elected, the chief of the depart
ment shall be it's delegate. The
county fire commission shall make
recommendations to the County
Council for fire prevention and
safety laws and their enforce
ment, for a central fire alarm
system and mutual assistance
arrangements, for equipping and
financing fire departments, and on
other matters relating to the inn
provement of fire protection. The
county fire commission shall
serve without compensation.
f. In addition to the foregoing
functions, the department of SAT-
ETY. shall have such other func-
tons as may be provided by pub
lie local laws of the County Coun-
ell.
SEC. 5. Department of Health.
a. There shall be a department
of health under the immediate
direction of the county health
officer who shall be appointed and
removed and whose salary shall
be fixed as provided by law. The
deputy state health officer shall
be the county health officer for
the County unless the County
Council shall otherwise provide by
public local law.
b. The department of health.
subject to the public general
laws, shall have the following
functions: Such, functions as are
vested by law in the deputy state
health officer or the county health
officer, the enforcement of all
rules and regulations of the local
board Of health for the county,
and such other functions as NAV
be provided by the public local
laws of the County Council.
c. There shall be in the de-
partment of health an advisory
health committee composed of
three physicians, one dentist, and
three laymen who are qualified
voters of the County appointed
by the County Council in Execu-
tive Session. The original mem
bers of the committee shall be
appointed las designated by the
County Council at time of ap-
pointment) one for a term of one
year, two for a term of two
years, two for a term of three
Gears, and two for a term of
: four years from January 1st of
the year in which the first Coun-
ty Council takes office. Any sue
cessor shall be appointed for
term expiring four years from
the expiration shall be appointed
for a term expiring four years
from the expiration of the term
for which his predecessor was
appointed, except that any men,
Der appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to expiration of
the term for which his predeces-
sor was appointed, shall be an
pointed only for the remainder of
that term. Members of the Conn
mittee shall serve without COM
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