2014 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 832

among its members other than the representative of the County
Commissioners, a Chairman and an Executive Secretary both
of whom shall serve in these capacities during their respective
terms of office.

Members of the Board shall each receive an annual com-
pensation of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and the mem-
ber selected as Executive Secretary shall receive an additional
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per annum. In addition to
the foregoing, each member shall receive a reasonable allow-
ance for traveling and other expenses incidental to the per-
formance of his duties not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dol-
lars ($250.00) per annum.

955. The Board shall hold regular meetings and such addi-
tional meetings and hearings as the members may from time to
time deem necessary. Regular meetings shall be held in the
County Service Building, Hyattsville, Maryland. Special
meetings and hearings shall be held at whichever place shall,
in the judgment of the Board, best suit the convenience of the
public in each case.

956. The Board shall appoint and fix the salary and terms
of employment of a Superintendent of Recreation, which po-
sition is hereby authorized, who shall be the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the Board but shall not be a member there-
of. Said Superintendent of Recreation shall be charged with
the general organization, administration, and supervison
of the program of public recreation contemplated and provided
for by this Act. The Superintendent shall be a person of such
training, experience, and capacity as will especially qualify
him to discharge the duties of his office. He shall possess those
qualifications of education, training, and experience in recrea-
tion work, as well as executive and administrative experience,
which will assure a thorough knowledge of current theory and
practice in public recreation work and .give promise of the ad-
ministrative ability necessary to administer a program of pub-
lic recreation in and for the area under the Board's jurisdic-
tion.

The Board, upon recommendation of the Superintendent, is
empowered to appoint, promote, demote, and terminate the
employment and fix the salaries and wages of such personnel
as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Such
personnel may be employed on an annual, part-time, or tem-
porary basis. The employment of volunteer workers, without
compensation may also be accepted by the Board upon recom-
mendation of the Superintendent. The Board may employ
such technical, engineering, and planning personnel as it may
from time to time require or secure the advice and consulting