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b. The Department of Public
works shall, subject to the public
general and local laws, have the
following functions:
ID The construction, alteration
repair and maintenance of public
roads, bridges, drains and grounds
public buildings and structures, in
cluding schools, county mechanical
equipment and other public works
CD The equipping, heating. light
ing, ventilating and cleaning OF
public buildings and structures. -
60 The removal and disposal Of
refuse.
"a The management Of the
county home and farm. -
Section 8. Office Of the County At.
torney. a. There shall be an Office
of the County Attorney under the
immediate direction of a County At
torney who shall be appointed and
removed and whose salary shall be
fixed by the county council and who
shall devote all of his time to the
duties of his Office.
b. The Office of the County At
torney shall have the following
functions:
Conduct all law business OF the
county government. "*
Prepare for the County Council
and officers in the Executive Branch
thereof all drafts of legislation
ordinances, srules, regulations and
contracts.
Section 4. Other Functions Of
Government. a. Subject to the
constitution and general laws oil
Maryland and the provisions OF
this charter, the County Council
shall organize all other functions
of county government under the
supervision of the County Manager
**. These functions shall include
among others, problems and sery-
ices involving education, safety Gn-
cluding fire and police protection)
health and welfare.
b. Separate departments in coun-
ty government shall be limited tt
finance, public works and Office o1
the County Attorney, unless the
County Council shall by local Law
establish additional departments.
ARTICLE V.-THE MERIT
SYSTEM.
Section 1. County Personne
Board.
a. There is established a County
Personnel Board composed of three
members who are qualified voters
of the county appointed by the
County Council in executive ses.
sion. - Members of the boarc
shall be paid at the rate of $1(
each day of service, but not tx
exceed 5000 in any one year. .
b. The County Personnel Boarc
shall, subject to the approval OF the
County Council in executive ses.
sion, adopt regulations, not in con.
Ffiict with this charter, covering the
classification of all positions in the
executive and legislative branches
except members of the County
Council, the County Manager, the
director of finance or controller, di-
rector of public works and County
Attorney :.
Section 2. Prohibition Against
Interest in Transactions With
County.
a. No member of the County
Council or any officer or employe
or person whose salary or expenses
are payable in whole or in part from
county funds shall
"a Be or become interested di-
rectly or indirectly in any manner
whatsoever except by operation Of
law > =.
Section 3. Prohibition Against
Political Activities. No appointed
officer or employe whose salary OF
expenses are payable in whole OF
in part from the county funds shall
participate in any political activity
during his prescribed hours of EN-.
ployment -.
Section 4. Prohibition Against
Work Outside Public Employment
No member of the County Council
or officer or employe of the county
shall detail or cause any officer Of
employe OF the county to do o.
perform any service or work outside
of his public Office or employment
Section 5. Prohibition Againsl
Additional Compensation.
a. No member Of the County
Council and no officer or employe
whose salary is fixed, in whole Of
in part, by this charter or by laws
OF the County Council or by regu.
lations of the County Personnel
Board shall be entitled, directly OF
indirectly, to any other salary, ex.
penses or compensation from the
county for performance of public
duties, except expenses for trave
and subsistence incident to the per-
formance of his official duties -.
Section 6. Corrupt Practices. M
appointed officer or employe whose
salary or expenses are payable II
whole or in part from the county
funds shall give or promise to give