Evening star., 1945-03-11

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Bill Introduced
For Montgomery
A bill to create the Office of
county supervisor for Montgomery
County and prescribing his powers
and duties has been introduced in
the Maryland House of Delegates
The measure, introduced by Dele
gates James W. Gill, Mrs. Gene
We've H. Wells and Ulysses Griffith,
", provides for appointment of a
supervisor by the county commits
sioners to be removable at their
pleasure. He would receive a SAL
ary to be determined by the COM
missioners but not to exceed $10.-
900 year and would be a full-time
official.
Qualifications for the position in
clude substantial education, pro-
fessional and business training and
experience and executive ability in
city or county administration or ir
private professional or govern
mental employment.
Would Be Administrative Agent.
Acting as the administrative
agent for the county commissioners,
the supervisor would have respon-
sibility for the daily routine admin
istrative functions of the general
executive and administrative agen-
cies under the jurisdiction of the
county commissioners.
Aim of the proposed new post
according to tee bill, is to provide
for more efficient and effective
administration of the county gov
ternment. The commissioners would
express their advice or declare
tpolicy on daily routine adnninistra-
tive matters to the supervisor by
formal resolution.
The supervisor would be en-
powered to appoint all employees in
lcluded in the county civil service
system. Under the proposed bill
he would have authority to suspend
or discharge such employees, but
would have to file the reason for
his action with the civil service
commissioner. Office hours for the
supervisor would be maintained at
the county courthouse in Rockville
and at the county buildings in Sill
yer Spring and Bethesda.
Budget-Making Among Duties.
All policy-deternlining or public
relations officials of the county,
with the exception of the counsel
and assistant counsel to the county
commissioners, would be required to
be responsible first to the county
supervisor and then to the COM
missioners
The proposed official also would
be required to prepare an annual
expense budget for all county de-
partments as well as an annual
statement summarizing all capital
projects planned for the succeed
ing five years.
Also introduced was the $5,000,-
600 bond-issue bill authorizing the
County Commissioners to provide
a postwar program of public works
The measure had been indorsed by
the county Democratic Congress.
It would authorize the Commits
sioners to purchase, improve and
enlarge county schools and school,
equipment, to construct and main
tain county roads, streets and high
ways, and to contribute toward the
cost of State Roads Commission
projects in the county and the pur-
chase or construction of county
recreation facilities, including
swimming pools.
The bill also would authorize en-
largement or replacement of pub
lie buildings IN the county and pur-
chase and development of airport
sites. Improvements would cover
both the suburban and rural Sec
| tions of the county.
Another bill would authorize the
Montgomery County Commissioners
to adopt system of group insur-
ance for county employees, when
ever it may be deemed advisable
| in the interest of the health, COM
fort and welfare of said county"
disqualification Feature Included.
Under a plan submitted to the
board February 20, disqualification
| would be furnished employees affect.
ed and 81 900 life insurance policy
would be created for each worker.
OF the 50-cent weekly premium
proposed in the plan, half would
be paid by the county and the
remaining IS cents by each employe
No action was taken by the COM
missioners at that time pending
the introduction in the Legislature
Of bill empowering them to Sc,
up such plan. 81
| Other House bills introduced In.
clude three that would place KEY
county employees on a 5000 a-yeal
salary basis. These bills would in
crease the salaries of the States
attorney and assistant States at.
torney from 5000 a year to IS 600
and to $500, respectively; increase
the salary Of the attorney to ths
Board of Commissioners from $4,20(
to 5000. and increase the salary
OF the county accountant and con.
! troller from $4,000 to $1,000 year
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lMoster Builders to Meet
The Master Builders Association
will meet at pm. Tuesday In Room
1850, Msyfiower Hotel, it has beer
tannounced.