[Added 10-7-2019 by Res.
No. 2019-03]
A. There shall be a Town Clerk appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of the Council (herein the "Clerk"). The Clerk shall serve at the
pleasure of the Mayor and Council and shall be under the direct supervision
of the Town Manager.
B. The Clerk shall have the following general duties:
(1) Attend all meetings of the Council; record all proceedings and legislative
actions; maintain custody of all recorded minutes.
(2) Assist the Board of Elections Supervisors in the supervision of Town
elections.
(3) The Clerk shall perform such other duties in relation to the legislative
or administrative matters of the Town as the Mayor, Town Council or
Town Manager may require or as may be required elsewhere in the Town
Charter. Code or laws of the Town of Sykesville.
(4) The Clerk, on recommendation to and with the approval of the Town
Manager, may remove employees of the Clerk's Office in accordance
with applicable departmental standards and procedures.
[Added 10-7-2019 by Res.
No. 2019-04]
A. There shall be a Director of Public Works appointed by the Mayor
with the approval of the Council. The Director of Public Works shall
serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council and shall be under
the direct supervision of the Town Manager.
B. The Director of Public Works shall have the following general duties:
(1) Administer and manage the Town's public works functions.
(2) Propose and monitor department operating budget and department Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP).
(3) Attend Mayor and Town Council, staff, and community meetings.
(4) The Director of Public Works, on recommendation to and with the approval
of the Town Manager, may remove employees of the Public Works Department
in accordance with applicable departmental standards and procedures.
(5) Perform such other duties in relation to administration, management
and operation of the Department of Public Works of the Town as the
Mayor. Town Council or Town Manager may require or as may be required
elsewhere in the Town Charter, Code or laws of the Town of Sykesville.
[Amended 6-11-2007 by Res. No. 2007-01; 10-7-2019 by Res. No. 2019-05]
A. There shall be a Treasurer appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of the Council (herein the "Treasurer"). The Treasurer shall serve
at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council and shall be under the direct
supervision of the Town Manager.
B. The Treasurer shall have the following general duties:
(1) Administer the collection and distribution of all Town funds; prepare
financial reports; establish and maintain all financial records; assist
the Town Auditor in completing financial review and analysis of the
Town's financial condition at the end of each fiscal year; and
formulate fiscal policies and investment policies with the Town Manager.
(2) Administer a payroll system.
(3) The Treasurer, on recommendation to and with the approval of the
Town Manager, may remove employees of the Treasurer's Department
in accordance with applicable departmental standards and procedures.
C. The Treasurer shall perform such other duties in relation to the
fiscal or financial matters of the Town as the Mayor, Town Council
or Town Manager may require or as may be required elsewhere in the
Town Charter, Code or laws of the Town of Sykesville.
The Mayor with the approval of the Council shall
appoint a Town Attorney (herein referred to as the "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 Mayor and Council. The Town Attorney's fee compensation and
all financial arrangements with the Town Attorney shall be determined
by the Council. The Town shall have the power to employ such additional
or other 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.
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 Council members and Mayor.
The Town is authorized and empowered, by ordinance,
to provide for or participate in hospitalization or other forms of
benefit or welfare programs for its officers and employees, and to
expend public monies of the Town for such programs.
[Amended 8-9-2004 by Res. No. 2004-5]
The Council shall have the power and authority to adopt, by ordinance, various rules, regulations and procedures regarding conflicts of interest, and the public ethics of its employees and appointees in accordance with the State Government Article § 15-101 et seq. of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended from time to time. The Council may further provide for such enforcement and penalty provisions for violation of the state law or Chapter
12, Ethics, of the Code of the Town of Sykesville as it deems necessary.