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

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exercise as a body such author +
ity with regard to the appoint
ment, compensation, and removal
of the County Manager and the
heads of the several departments
and special agencies as is specific
ally vested in them by this Char
ter and of such other officers as
is vested in them by public gen
eral laws; but neither the County
Council, nor any member thereof
individually, shall appoint, fix
the compensation of, or remove
any of the other personnel of
the several departments or spe-
cial agencies or give any direc-
ton with respect thereto.
SEC. 6. The County Manager.
a. The County Manager is the
chief administrative officer Of the
County. Except as otherwise re-
quired by public general laws,
the County Manager, under gem
eral direction of the County
Council and as its agent, shall
1. Supervise and coordinate
the administration of the func-
tons or the several departments
and the general policies, orders,
and instructions of the County
Council and the public local laws
with respect to the administration
of such functions.
2. After consultation with the
head of the appropriate depart
ment, appoint, fix the compensation
of, and remove, subject to budget
limitations and the regulations of
the County Personnel Board, all
personnel of the several depart
ments except such personnel as
is excluded from such regula-
tions.
3. Prepare and submit the ex-
pense and capital budgets and
administer the centralized pur-
chasing provisions of this Char
ter.
A. Examine regularly the books,
papers and records of each de- i,
partment and report to the doun,i
ty Council in Executive Seksics
the condition in which he find
them. The County Manager mayV
order an audit of any office atV
any time.
5. Prepare and make public a
comprehensive annual report to
the County Council regarding the
County Government and such
other reports as are necessary
from time to time.
6. Perform such other duties
as may be provided by this Char
ter or public local laws of che
County Council.
b. The salary of the County
Manager as fixed by the COUNTY
Council in Executive Session shall
not be more than $4,000 a year.
ARTICLE s.
THE DEPARTMENTS
SEC. l. Department of Finance.
a. There shall be a department.
OF finance under the Immediate
direction of a director of
finance who shall be appointed
and removed and whose salary
shall be fixed by the county
manager after consultation with
the County Council and subject
to the regulations of the County
Personnel Board.
b. The department of finance
shall, subject to the public gem
eral laws, have the following
functions: The assessment Of
property for taxation; the collec-
ton of taxes, special assessments.
license fees, and other revenues:
the custody and safekeeping Of
public funds belonging to or
handled by the County; the dis
bursement of County funds. in
Guiding the disallowance Of ali
payrolls, vouchers, bills, and other
claims or demands that are fraud
ulent, erroneous, unauthorized by
law, or otherwise invalid: the
accounting for county funds and
property, including securities.
official bonds and insurance poli-
cies, and the making of audits
thereof; the preparation of a
monthly public statement Of re-
ceipts and expenditures Of the
County during the preceding
month, the balance on hand at
the end of such month, and of
the capital assets of the County
on hand at the end of such month:
the preparation Of quarterly and
annual financial reports; the in
surfing of County property and
activities and the bonding Of
County officers and EMPLOYEES:
and such other functions as may
be provided by public local laws
of the County Council.
SEC. 2. Department of Public
Works. a. There shall be a de-
partment of public works under
the immediate direction of a di-s
rector of public works who shall +
be appointed and removed and
whose salary shall be fixed by
the County Manager after con-
sultation with the County Council
and subject to the regulations Of
the County Personnel Board.
b. The department of public
works shall, subject to the public
general laws, have the following
functions: The construction, alter
alton, repair and maintenance of
public raods, bridges, drains, and
grounds, public buildings and
structures, including schools
county mechanical equipment and
other public works; the equipping
heating, lighting, ventilating, ant.
cleaning of such buildinOa anr