Clerk to the County Commissioners:

Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, except in
Montgomery County, where he is appointed by the County Manager
with the consent of the County Council. In Baltimore County, the
Secretary to the County Council is appointed by the Council.

Attorney to the County Commissioners:

Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, except in
Baltimore County, where, as Solicitor, he heads the Office of Law
and is appointed by the County Administrator with the consent of
the County Executive; and Montgomery County, where he is ap-
pointed by the County Council.

Treasurer:
Elected by the voters of the County for a four-year term.

Supervisor of Assessments:

Department of Assessments and Taxation appointed by the State
for an indefinite term from a list of five persons submitted by the
Board of County Commissioners.

Board of Supervisors of Elections:

Consists of three members, one of whom must be the minority
party member, appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the
Senate, for two-year terms.

Permanent Board of Registry:

One member appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Elections
and one member appointed by the minority member of the Board
of Supervisors of Elections.

Director of Civil Defense:
Appointed by the Governor for an indefinite term.

Deputy Medical Examiner:

Appointed by the Commission of Post-Mortem Examiners for an
indefinite term.

Health Officer:

Appointed for an indefinite term by the Board of County Com-
missioners with the approval of the State Department of Health.

Board of Education:

Appointed by the Governor for six-year terms, except in Allegany,
Caroline, St. Mary's, and Harford counties, where the term is five
years, and Montgomery County, where the members are elected by
the voters of the county for four-year terms. In Talbot County the
Governor makes his appointments with the consent of the Senate.

Superintendent of Schools:

Appointed by the County Board of Education with the approval
of the State Superintendent of Schools.

Board of Library Trustees:

Appointed Toy the Governor for staggered seven-year terms,
except in Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Wash-
ington, and Wicomico counties. In Montgomery County, the Library
Board is appointed by the County Council for six-year overlapping
terms; in Anne Arundel and Wicomico counties, the Board itself
makes appointments for three-year overlapping terms, and in
Talbot County, for four-year terms. In Queen Anne's County, the
Library Corporation elects the board for six-year terms from its
own membership, which consists of those who have contributed one
dollar or more to the Library Corporation during the preceding
year. In Washington County, the Board is self-perpetuating, and the
terms are for life or until resignation.