[Amended 5-19-2014 by Res. No. 05-19-14]
The Clerk-Treasurer shall serve as Clerk to
the Council. He or she shall attend every meeting of the Council and
keep a full and accurate account of the proceedings of the Council
and shall keep such other records and perform such other duties as
may be required by this Charter or the Council.
[Amended 5-19-2014 by Res. No. 05-19-14]
The Mayor, with the approval of the Council,
may appoint a Town Attorney. The Town Attorney shall be a member of
the Bar of the Maryland Court of Appeals. The Town Attorney shall
be the legal advisor of the Town and shall perform such duties in
this connection as may be required by the Council or the Mayor. Compensation
shall be determined by the Council. The Town shall have the power
to employ such legal consultants as it deems necessary from time to
time.
The Town shall have the power to employ such
officers and employees as it deems necessary to execute the powers
and duties provided by this Charter or other state law and to operate
the Town government.
[Amended by Res. No. 1997-3R]
A. Adoption of rules and regulations. The Town may provide
by ordinance for appointments and promotions in the administrative
service on the basis of merit and fitness. To carry out this purpose,
the Council shall have the power to adopt such rules and regulations
governing the operation of a merit system as it deems desirable or
necessary. Among other things, these rules and regulations may provide
for competitive examinations, the use of eligible lists, a classification
plan, a compensation plan, a probation period, appeals by employees
included within the classified service from dismissal or other disciplinary
action and vacation and sick leave regulations. The Town may request
and avail itself of the facilities of the Commissioner of State Personnel
for the administration of its merit system, as provided in state law.
B. Prohibited acts. If a merit system is adopted, the
following acts are prohibited:
(1) No person in the classified service of the Town or
seeking admission thereto shall be appointed, promoted, demoted, removed
or in any way favored or discriminated against because of his political
or religious opinions or affiliations or any other factors not related
to the ability to perform the work.
(2) No person shall willfully or corruptly commit or attempt
to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of the personnel
provisions of this Charter or of the rules and regulations made thereunder.
(3) No person seeking appointment to or promotion in the
classified service of the Town shall, either directly or indirectly,
give, render or pay any money, service or other valuable thing to
any person for or on account of or in connection with his appointment,
proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion.
C. Penalties. Any person who, alone or with others, willfully or corruptly violates any of the provisions of Subsection
B shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty as provided in §
C13-4. Any person who is convicted under this section shall, for a period of five years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the Town service and shall, if an officer of employee of the Town, immediately forfeit the office or position he or she holds.
[Amended 5-19-2014 by Res. No. 05-19-14]
The civil service of the Town shall be divided
into the unclassified and classified services.
A. Unclassified service. The unclassified service shall
comprise the following offices and positions, which shall not be included
within the merit system;
(1) The Mayor, the Councilmen and persons appointed to
fill the vacancies in these positions.
(2) The Clerk-Treasurer and the Town Attorney.
(3) The heads of all offices, departments and agencies
and members of Town boards and commissions.
(4) Part-time, temporary and unpaid offices and positions.
B. Classified service. The classified service shall comprise
all positions not specifically included by this section in the unclassified
service. All offices and positions included in the classified service
shall be subject to any merit system rules and regulations which may
be adopted.
The Town shall have the power to do all things
necessary to include its officers and employees or any of them within
any retirement system or pension system under the terms of which they
are admissible and to pay the employer's share of the cost of any
such retirement or pension system out of the general funds of the
Town.
The compensation of all officers and employees
of the Town shall be set from time to time by an ordinance passed
by the Council, subject to the restrictions imposed upon establishing
the salaries of the Councilmen and Mayor.
[Amended 5-19-2014 by Res. No. 05-19-14]
The Town is authorized and empowered to provide
for or participate in hospitalization or other forms of benefit or
welfare programs for its officers and employees and to expend public
moneys of the Town for such programs.