Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-15
BILL NO. II
(Chapter No. I3)

Tense communications county JAIL protection fucons;" to
repeal 29 titled Division of fire projections to be in
charge of fire marshall functons" 260 amended titled
County titled "tSafey Board) Continued;
composition of members 262 titled Powers and duties
generally 263 Compensation 264 titled Services and
facilities titled Election of officers establishment OF
committees Article VII titled Department of Public
Safety" Chapter Administration Sections 1871 titled
"Jaer warden of county Jail Appointment; compensation
removal etc" "(Jaer warden of county iai)
of Chapter Is titled Jail and Prisoners Sections 1921
titled "aer of county Jail County manager author
appoint fix compensation remove etc. and 1872 titled
eJailer county a) Duties of Chapter Is titled
Montgomery County Code 1885, to add to said
Chapter VIA titled Department of police; to
add new Section Established: direction compost
ton and functons Chapter Article vIIB
Advisory Boards" add Sections 260 titled Civil
advisory board" PSI titled County fire board 262
Montgomery County Safety Board 263 titled Assistance
Advisory Boards and 264 titled Compensation of Chapter
Montgomery County Code 1885, titled Administration
reorganze Department of Public Safety consist
division of civil defense communications division coun
ty Jail division of fire prevention and such other
may established by resolution and to provide for
the composition direction and functions of such divisions to
move the division OF police protection from the department. OF
public that division separate depart
ent police direction of director and provide
composition of that department.
advisory boards related functions and responsible
ties the departments of public safety and police under
Article VIIB specifically the civil defense advisory board the
county the county safety board and provide in
general for the composition functions and responsibilities thereof
and further provide that the members of such board shall
without compensation
Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County
Maryland,
Sec Sec 256 titled Established direction" Article VII
titled Department of Public Safety" of Chapter titled
Administration" Montgomery County Code 1885, Sec 259
Montgomery County Code 1861 is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments to read follows:
Sec 258 (Sec 259 Montgomery County Code 1861
Established; direction.
hereby department public safety
the county under the immediate direction of director of public
safety who shall be appointed and salary
shall be fixed by the county with the approval of the
council The shall be the director of public safety in
the absence of the director"
Sec. 257 titled Divisions created" Article VII
Department Public Safety Chapter titled Administra
County Code 1960) is hereby repealed
amendments read follows
"Sec. PSI Sec 260 Montgomery County Code 1861 Dv
sions created
The department public safety shall be composed of the
following divisions and divisions county man.
ager may establish with the approval by resolution of the
council:
Division OF civil defense
Communications division
C. County Jail division.
Division of fire prevention"
Sec Sec 25S titled Composition of division of police
protection functions Article VII Department of Public
Safety of Chapter O. titled Administration" Montgomery
County Code 1855 (Sec 261 Montgomery County Code
hereby repealed
Sec A. Chapter 3 Montgomery County Code 1855 titled
Administration Article VII titled Department Public
Safety hereby amended by adding 25s Sec PSI
Montgomery County Code 1860 Composition divisions
Of civil defense communications county JAIL prevention
functions" to read follows:
Sec. 25S: (Sec PSI, Montgomery County Code 1861
Composition OF divisions of civil defense county
Jail, fire prevention functions
The divisions of civil defense communications county a
and fire prevention shall have composition and functions as
hereinafter set forth and resolutions
inconsistent herewith hereby repealed extent of such
inconsistency
a. Division of civil defense.
The division of civil defense shall headed by chief
The director of the department Of public safety be
director of civil defense time emergency set forth
in Sec 21S of this chapter which the county
shall be the director of civil director of public
safety VIII then act chief deputy defense In
the absence OF the chief of the division
rector OF public safety shall act as chief thereof
The division of civil defense shall principal fnc
lions the organization and coordination of all pertaining
to the adequate protection of civilians county 1t shall
have the authority seek voluntary wherever
sary and shall working with the county manager maintain
mason with all county departments whose primary function the
protection OF and the rendering of service of the
county
. D. Communications division.
The communications division shall headed by chief of
late and maintain all communication facilities in the County
government and shall include switchboard section and
"a central fire alarm section
: C. County jail division
Inc county jail division shall be warden Such
division shall have the function of the safeeepng caring for
ana feeding OF all prisoners in the Jail they are
lawfully committed thereto until completion sentences or
release or discharge in accordance with perform
uch other functions hereafter assigned time to
-nn1e by the county manager or by law
: d. Division of fire prevention
Inc division of fire prevention shall headed by fire
marshal Such division shall functions of administering
eating in cooperation department of police all cases of