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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

EXECUTIVE, EFFECTIVE AFTER TEN DAYS' WRITTEN NOTICE, FOR
CAUSE. IF REQUESTED IN WRITING BY THE MEMBER BEFORE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REMOVAL, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL
GIVE HIM A COPY OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM, AND AN
OPPORTUNITY OF BEING PUBLICLY HEARD IN PERSON OR BY
COUNSEL, IN HIS OWN DEFENSE, UPON NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS'
NOTICE OF THE DATE OF THE HEARING. WITHIN FIVE DAYS
AFTER SUCH A HEARING, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL EITHER
REAFFIRM HIS NOTICE OF REMOVAL, TO BE EFFECTIVE TEN DAYS
AFTER SUCH REAFFIRMATION, OR RESCIND HIS NOTICE OF
REMOVAL.

APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE FOR
TERMS OF THREE YEARS, OR FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF A
MEMBER WHO DOES NOT COMPLETE HIS TERM. NO APPOINTED
MEMBER MAY SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS.
INITIALLY, THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS OF
ONE YEAR, THREE FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS, AND FOUR FOR
TERMS OF THREE YEARS.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL RECEIVE NO
COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS MEMBERS.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELECTING AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR
PRINCE GEORGE'S GENERAL HOSPITAL IS HEREBY VESTED IN THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTH
SERVICES.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CREATE ONE OR MORE
CITIZENS ADVISORY GROUPS, WHICH SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD.

(b) Audits, deficits. [The board of county
commissioners may at any time within one year direct and
secure an audit of the financial affairs of said hospital
by an auditor of their own choosing at the expense of the
hospital. said audit to specify the disbursements and
receipts of all funds with sufficient minuteness to
reflect the closest scrutiny thereof consistent with
accepted accounting practices; said audit to be submitted
to the board of county commissioners and a copy of which
shall be open to public inspection in at least three
places in Prince George's County; the Courthouse at Upper
Marlboro; the County Service Building at Hyattsville and
at the said hospital.] THE HOSPITAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR, AS
PROVIDED IN SECTION 311 OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
CHARTER.

[The board of county commissioners is hereby
directed to include in its current budget an amount based
on the anticipated allowance for charity and welfare
patient costs, and is further authorized at its