The Clerk-Treasurer shall serve as Clerk to the Commissioners.
He shall attend every meeting of the Commissioners and keep a full
and accurate account of the proceedings of the Commissioners. He shall
keep such other records and perform such other duties as may be required
by this Charter or the Commissioners.
The President shall nominate a Town Attorney who shall be approved
by the Commissioners. He shall be a member of the bar of the Maryland
Court of Appeals. The Town Attorney is the legal adviser of the town
and shall perform such duties in this connection as may be required
by the Commissioners. His compensation shall be determined by the
Commissioners. The town has the power to employ such legal consultants
as it deems necessary from time to time.
The town may 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.
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 Commissioners may adopt such rules and
regulations governing the operation of a merit system as they deem
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.
Civil service divided into unclassified and classified service.
The civil service of the town shall be divided into the unclassified
and classified service.
A. Unclassified service. The unclassified service shall comprise the
following offices and positions, which shall not be included within
the merit system:
(1) The President, the Commissioners and persons appointed to fill 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 may 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 shall be set
from time to time by resolution passed by Commissioners, subject to
the restrictions imposed upon the salaries of Commissioners by this
Charter.
The town by ordinance may provide for or participate in hospitalization
or other forms of benefit or welfare programs for its officers and
employees and may expend public moneys of the town for such programs.