38/Maryland Manual

Legislative Services Building

90 State Circle
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 841-3761

Eugene J. Gerczak, Legislative Auditor, Division of
Legislative Audits

Division of Legislative Audits

301 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-2512

The Department of Fiscal Services was estab-
lished by Chapter 456, Acts of 1968, succeeding
the Fiscal Research Bureau created by Chapter
605, Acts of 1947. It is the financial service arm
of the General Assembly and operates under the
policies and directives of the president of the Sen-
ate and the speaker of the House of Delegates,
the Legislative Policy Committee, and the Joint
Budget and Audit Committee. The Department
provides staff services to the fiscal committees of
the Legislature and to any commissions or com-
mittees that the General Assembly or the Legisla-
tive Policy Committee may appoint to study taxa-
tion or related questions.

The Department's duties also include the study
and review of the State's operating and capital
budgets during all phases of their development by
the Executive and adoption by the Legislature,
including an annual analysis submitted to the
General Assembly; the preparation of fiscal notes
on all proposed legislation and an annual report
on the fiscal impact of each legislative session; an
annual analysis of the State's bonded indebted-
ness; the study of the operation, administration,
and effectiveness of State agencies and institu-
tions; the study of State and local financial mat-
ters and fiscal interrelationships; the collection of
financial data on the State's local governments
and the publication of an annual report on local
governmental finances; and the preparation of
evaluation reports required under the Regulatory
Programs Evaluation Act of 1978.

The Office of Legislative Auditor, originally
created as the office of the State Auditor by
Chapter 257, Acts of 1902, and Chapter 226,
Acts of 1929, is responsible by law for conduct-
ing post audits of a compliance or performance
nature of all departments, agencies, and institu-
tions of State government, including the offices of
clerks of court and registers of wills. Upon direc-
tion by the General Assembly or the Joint Bud-
get and Audit Committee, the Legislative Auditor
may undertake a management audit of a State
agency or program or an audit of a private orga-

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMPENSATION COMMISSION

Chairperson: Vacancy

Appointed by the Governor: Samuel E. W. Friel,
Jr., 1982; C. Granville Hillen, 1982; Hugh D.
Shires, 1982; George S. Wills, 1982.

Appointed by the President of the Senate: Phyllis
B. Brotman, 1982; Dr. Vernon Gray, 1982.

Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Dele-
gates: Edward J. Courtney, 1982; N. Page
Worthington, 1982.

Department of Fiscal Services

90 State Circle
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 841-3761

The General Assembly Compensation Commis-
sion was created in 1970 following ratification of
a Constitutional Amendment by the voters at the
general election of November 3, 1970 (Chapter
576, Acts of 1970). The Commission consists of
nine members, five appointed by the Governor.
two appointed by the president of the Senate, and
two appointed by the speaker of the House of
Delegates. Members serve four-year terms. Offi-
cers and employees of State or local governmental
units are not eligible for appointment to the
Commission. The Commission determines the
compensation and allowances due members of the
General Assembly. The legislature may reduce
but not increase the amounts proposed (Const.
1867, Art. Ill, sec. 15).

COMMISSIONERS FOR THE
PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY
OF LEGISLATION IN THE
UNITED STATES

Chairperson: M. Michael Cramer, 1983
K. King Burnett, 1983; M. King Hill, Jr., 1983

5454 Wisconsin Avenue
Chevy Chase 20015 Telephone: 951-1576

The General Assembly, by Chapter 264, Acts
of 1896, established the Commission for the Pro-
motion of Uniformity of Legislation. Every four
years the Governor appoints three Commissioners