1284 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 532

the other election provisions of this charter had been followed.
When voting machines are used, Section 26 of this Charter
shall not be mandatory upon the Council and the Council may
by ordinance establish some other method of insuring the
accuracy of the count.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE.

SEC. 32. MEANING OF OFFICE AND OFFICER. For the purposes
of this charter, all general provisions relating to officers or
offices of the Town shall include and apply to department
heads and departments, but not to Councilmen.

SEC. 33. THE TOWN MANAGER. The Council shall appoint
an officer whose title shall be Town Manager and who shall be
the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative
branch of the town government. The Town Manager shall be
chosen by the Council solely on the basis of his executive and
administrative qualifications with special reference to his
actual experience, in, or his knowledge of, accepted practice
in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter outlined.
At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of
the town or State, but during his tenure of office he shall re-
side within the town. }Co person elected to membership on
the Council shall, subsequent to such election, be eligible for
appointment as Town Manager until one year has elapsed fol-
lowing the expiration of »ne term for which he was elected.
The Council may permit the Town Manager to accept other
employment not inconsistent with his duties, and to receive
compensation for such employment, provided that before grant-
ing such permission the Council shall be informed of the na-
ture, extent and compensation of such employment.

The Town Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term
but may be removed by a vote of not less than three members of
the Council. At least thirty days before such removal may be-
come effective the manager shall be furnished with a formal
statement in the form of a resolution passed by a majority vote
of the Councilmen, stating the Council's intention to remove him
and the reasons therefor. The manager may reply in writing to
such resolution. If so requested by the manager the Council shall
fix a time for a public hearing upon the question of his re-
moval and the final resolution removing the manager shall not
be adopted until such public hearing has been had. Upon
passage of a resolution stating the Council's intention to re-
move the manager, the Council may suspend him from duty,
but his pay shall continue until his removal shall become ef-
fective as herein described. The action of the Council in re-
moving the manager shall be final. In case of the absence or
disability of the manager, the manager with the consent of the