There shall be a Town Treasurer appointed by the Mayor and Council.
Compensation shall be determined by the Council. The Town Treasurer
shall be the financial officer of the Town. The financial powers of
the Town, except as otherwise provided by this Charter, shall be exercised
by the Town Treasurer under the direct supervision of the Mayor.
There shall be a Town Clerk appointed by the Mayor and Council.
He shall attend every meeting of the Council and keep such other records
and perform such other duties as may be required by this Charter or
the Council.
There shall be a Town Attorney appointed by the Council. He
shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and his compensation shall
be so determined by the Council. 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. The Town shall
have the power to employ other legal consultants as it deems necessary
from time to time.
The Council shall have the power to establish, change, or abolish
administrative nonelective offices in the Town and the duties accompanying
them. All departments, offices, and agencies shall be under the direction
and supervision of the Mayor. He may appoint with Council consent
an officer to assist him in administration of the departments, offices,
or agencies.
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 may 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 Department of Budget and
Management for the administration of its merit system, as provided
in state law.
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Editor's Note: Amended during codification.
The Town Council 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 of the Town shall
be set from time to time by an ordinance passed by the Council, except
that compensation for the Mayor and Council shall be subject to Section
302.0 of 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.
Section 708.1.
Town employees prohibited from holding
office. No officer or employee in the service of the Town shall continue
in such position after becoming a candidate for nomination or election
to any public office in the Town.
Section 708.2.
Political soliciting. No person shall
orally, by letter or otherwise, solicit or be in any manner concerned
in soliciting any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any
Town political purpose whatever from any person holding a position
in the service of the Town.
Section 708.3.
Political contributions. No person holding
a nonelective position in the service of the Town shall make any contribution
to the campaign funds of any candidate for public office in the Town
or take any part in the management, affairs, or political campaign
of any candidate for public office in the Town, further than in the
exercise of his right as a citizen to express his opinion and to cast
his vote.
Section 708.4.
Holding multiple offices. No person
shall hold more than one Town office or position at any one time,
nor shall any person holding any Town office or position have outside
business interests in commercial enterprises doing business with the
Town. For the purposes of this section, "Town office or position"
shall mean all elective, appointive and classified positions of the
Town with no distinction made between paid or unpaid positions.
