Evening star., 1950-08-16
County Studying
Impartial Unit
orPersonneI
Suggestion Made
By Women Voters
Gets Consideration

A recommendation that the
proposed Prince Georges County
Personnel Board be an impartial
body" rather than one composed
of county officials or employees,
was being studied today by the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners.
The suggestion was made yes
terday by the county's League of
Woman Voters in response to the
commissioners invitation for pub
lie comment on a proposed reso-
luton to create such. board.
The commissioners delayed final
action for at least two weeks.
Under the resolution, the Per-
sonnel Board would consist of the
president of the Board of Com
missioners, the boards clerk, at
torney and heads of departments
where employees are involved.
Supervisor Urged.
The league, in a letter signed
by Mrs. Reuben Bogdanoff. its
president, also urged appointment
of a supervisor trained in the
techniques and practice Of per-
sonnel administration"
In addition, the league recon-
mended establishment of an en-
ployes merit system on an "open
competitive basis" job classif1ca-
ton, salaries based on prevailing
pay rates" in the area and promo
tions for permanent employees
wherever possible"
william r. Turner, president OF
the Chillum Citizens Association,
urged that political Affiliations be
disregarded in hiring new en-
ployes or evaluating present ones.
He also favored selection OF a
competent management analyst"
to set up a merit system and CO.
day advance notices when new
jobs are available.
Action on Prisoner Meals.
The commissioners directed
that incorporated communities Of
the county pay for meals served
prisoners in the Upper Marlboro
and Hyattsville jails while await
ing trial for violations of town
laws. The charge will be about
so cents a meal. The commits
sioners pointed out that towns
receive fines for such violations
and hence should pay for feeding
the violators.
The county'S 11-unit volunteer
rescue. squad was authorized to
draft It's own regulations regard
ing the types Of patients its am
balances may transport.
The action was taken after
Richard Hughes, squad chief,
complained the units were spend
ing most of their time answering
convenience calls" rather than
emergency ones.
He said 4,S0o calls were an
swered last year, many OF which
were routine cases. Some trips
required ambulance crews to leave
the county and sometimes the
State at their own expense, he
added.
GO. p. to Use Courtroom.
The county's Republican State
Central Committee received per-
mission to use the courtroom in
the County Service Building
HyattSville, for a meeting at 7'30
pm. next Wednesday. Theodore
r. McKeldin, Republican candi-
date for Governor, will address
members of the county's Young
Republican Club there.
Reduced property assessments
for more than 100 homes IN River
dale Heights special assessment
district are in prospect as re-
suit of a report submitted yester-
day by a three-man committee
headed by Jerrold v. Powers, the
commissioners attorney.
The group recommended that
taxes for financing recent storm
drainage and street Improvements
be reduced to "notmore" than $l2
a front foot and that the county
assume liability for an additional
$52,61625 in assessments.
The property owners had COM
planned that original assessments
were "exorbitant" and would force
them to lose their homes, in some
instances. Final action may be
taken next Tuesday, the com
PnisciorerS sold