[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.