Ch. 478 LAWS OF MARYLAND
60-1. ESTABLISHMENT; DIRECTOR.

THERE SHALL BE A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE
COUNTY, THE HEAD OF WHICH DEPARTMENT SHALL BE THE DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS.

60-2. APPOINTMENTS: DIRECTOR, DEPUTY AND OTHER PERSONNEL.

THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CECIL COUNTY SHALL
APPOINT A SUITABLE PERSON AS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND HE,
WITH THE ADVICE OF THE BOARD, SHALL APPOINT SUCH ASSISTANTS,
AIDES, CLERKS, STENOGRAPHERS AND OTHER FIELD AND OFFICE HELP
AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS CREATED HEREUNDER. THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL BE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
REGISTERED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE. THE COUNTY, WHEN
APPOINTING A DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, SHALL GIVE FIRST
CONSIDERATION TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THOSE WHO ARE
GRADUATES IN ENGINEERING FROM A RECOGNIZED COLLEGE OR
TECHNICAL SCHOOL OF COLLEGIATE GRADE. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS SHALL BE A PERSON OF BROAD EXPERIENCE AND HIGH
STANDING IN THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION, AND SHALL HAVE HAD
RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF ENGINEERING WORKS OVER A PERIOD OF AT
LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS. IF THE PERSON APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC WORKS IS NOT A GRADUATE IN ENGINEERING FROM A
RECOGNIZED COLLEGE OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL OF COLLEGIATE
GRADE, HE SHALL HAVE HAD NOT LESS THAN TEN (10) YEARS'
EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING, DURING FIVE (5) YEARS OF WHICH HE
SHALL HAVE BEEN IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF IMPORTANT
ENGINEERING PROJECTS. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
MAY BE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER REGISTERED UNDER THE LAWS OF
THIS STATE. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY BE REMOVED FROM
OFFICE AT ANY TIME IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, AND HIS COMPENSATION SHALL BE FIXED FOR HIS
SERVICES BY THE BOARD FROM TIME TO TIME.

60-3. ORGANIZATION.

THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
SHALL CONSIST OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AS CHAIRMAN,
THE DIVISIONS OR SUBDEPARTMENTS WHICH MAY BE CREATED UNDER
THE GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THIS SECTION AND THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY OFFICES WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED SUBDEPARTMENTS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS:

A. ROADS ENGINEER.

B. SUPERVISOR OF SOLID WASTE.

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