[Amended 5-13-1986, effective 6-22-1986; 5-25-2022 by Res. No. 2022-01, effective 7-14-2022]
There shall be a Town Administrator appointed by the Commission. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission, and compensation shall be determined by the Commission. The Town Administrator shall be the chief administrative officer of the Town and shall be responsible for and undertake such duties as the Commissioners shall from time to time require of him or her.
The Commission may appoint a Town Attorney. The Town Attorney 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 Commission. His or her compensation shall be determined by the Commission. The Town has the power to employ such legal consultants as it deems necessary from time to time.
[Added 5-25-2022 by Res. No. 2022-01, effective 7-14-2022]
There shall be a Town Clerk who shall perform such duties as the Commissioners or the Town Administrator may from time to time require of him or her.
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.
[Amended 5-13-1986, effective 6-22-1986]
A. 
Prohibitions. No person in the employ or 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 or her political opinions or affiliations, race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, or physical or mental handicap unrelated in nature and extent so as to reasonably preclude the performance of his or her duties; 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; no employee in the employ or service of the Town shall continue in such position after becoming a candidate for nomination or election to any public office in the Town; no person seeking appointment to or promotion in the employ or service of the Town shall either directly or indirectly give, tender, or pay any money, service, or other valuable thing to any person for or on account of or in connection with his or her appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion.
B. 
Penalties. Any person who by himself or herself or with others willfully violates any of the provisions of this Article VI is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in § C-21A. Any person who is convicted under this section shall be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the Town service for a period of five years thereafter, and, if he or she be an officer or employee of the Town, shall immediately forfeit the office or position he or she holds upon said conviction.
The Town may, at the discretion of the Commissioners, 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 officials and employees of the Town shall be set from time to time by the Commission. However, any changes in the salaries of the Commissioners shall be subject to the restrictions imposed by Maryland law.