594 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 236

Section 1192 of the Montgomery County Code (1947 Edition
and Section 104. 7 of the 1950 Edition) and Section 1298 of
the Prince George's County Code, creating the office of City
Manager in the City of Takoma Park, prescribing his powers
and duties; providing for the establishment of departments
and offices in the City Government, and relating to their
powers and duties; relating to the financial affairs of the
City; and providing for a referendum thereon.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 1192, 1193 (D) and 1194 of the Montgomery
County Code (1947 Edition, being Sections 104. 7, 104. 8d and
104. 9 of the 1950 Edition) and Sections 1298, 1299 (D) and
1300 of the Prince George's County Code (1943 Edition, be-
ing Articles 16 and 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), titles "Montgomery County, " and "Prince George's
County, " sub-title "Takoma Park, " Section 1194 (1298) having
been amended by Chapter 334 of the Acts of 1949, be and they
are hereby repealed and that a new section, to be known as
Section 1192 (104. 7), (1298), be and it is hereby enacted in
lieu thereof and to read as follows:

1192 (104. 7) (1298). Administrative and Fiscal Structure.

A. (The City Manager. ) The Council shall appoint an officer
whose title shall be City Manager and who shall be the chief
executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of
of the City government. The City Manager shall be chosen by
the Council 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 City or State, but
within a reasonable time after taking office he shall reside
within the City of Takoma Park. No person elected as Mayor
or Councilman shall be eligible for appointment as City Man-
ager until one year has elapsed following the term for which
he was elected. The City Manager, with the consent of the
Council, may designate some other officer or employee of the
City to perform his duties in case of his absence or disability.

The City Manager may be removed at any time by a vote of
not less than a majority of all the members of the Council. He
shall be furnished with a formal statement in the form of a
resolution passed by a majority vote of the Council, setting
forth the reasons for his removal. The City Manager shall be
entitled to file in the records of the City a formal reply to the
Council's statement.

B. (Duties of the City Manager. ) 1. (In general. ) It shall
be the duty of the City Manager to supervise and be responsible