[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Smithsburg 2-3-2004 as Ch. 2, Title 1, of the 2004 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Ethics — See Ch. 33.
A.
The Town Clerk-Treasurer and all other officers, employees and agents
of the Town who, at any time, shall have within their possession or
custody or under their direction or control any Town funds, securities,
negotiable instruments or other such liquid assets of the Town exceeding
$100 in value shall, before entering upon the discharge of their official
duties, give a bond payable to the Town, in such amounts as may be
prescribed in this Code or by other ordinance, resolution or order
of the legislative body, conditioned upon the faithful performance
of their respective duties and a true accounting to be given for all
such assets of the Town which may come within their possession or
custody or under their direction or control, provided that the legislative
body may provide for a blanket bond in lieu of individual bonds, in
which case the amount of such blanket bond shall be not less than
$5,000 for the Clerk-Treasurer and not less than $5,000 for other
officers and employees, and provided, further, that nothing in this
section shall be deemed to preclude such other bonds as may be considered
by the legislative body to be desirable in the interests of the Town.
B.
All bonds required by this section shall have as surety a bonding
or casualty company authorized to do business in this state and shall
be approved by the legislative body and by the Town Attorney.
C.
The word "bond," as used in this section, shall be construed to include
a liability insurance policy.
D.
Premiums on bonds required or authorized by this section shall be
paid by the Town.
Upon the termination of office or employment of any Town officer,
agent or employee, such person shall, without delay, turn over to
his successor in office, agency or employment all money, books, papers,
accounts and all other things belonging to the Town which may then
be within his possession, custody, direction or control, and if he
has no designated successor, then to the Clerk-Treasurer and/or the
Mayor.
Any officer, employee or agent of the Town, while in the lawful
discharge of his official duties with regard to the water or sewage
disposal systems of the Town or with regard to the inspection of buildings
or premises or the inspection therein of electrical, heating or plumbing
installations or fire or health hazards or other dangerous or unsanitary
conditions, shall have a right of entry into and upon all buildings
and premises, at all reasonable hours and after reasonable advance
notice to the owners, tenants or occupants thereof and upon compliance
with all applicable provisions of law, and it shall be unlawful for
any person to offer any restraint or hindrance to any Town officer,
employee or agent lawfully seeking entry upon or into any premises
or building pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Town officers and employees for whom no definite compensation
is prescribed by this Code shall receive such compensation as may
from time to time be fixed by the legislative body.
The provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, § 36-101 et seq., shall
be applicable with respect to all eligible officers and employees
of the Town.
