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596 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 236
sponsible to the Council for the proper administration of all
departments and offices of the City government, except the
office of the Corporation Counsel.
4. (Personnel. ) The officers and employees of the City, other
than the Mayor and Councilmen, shall be appointed and may
be removed as follows:
(a) the City Manager and the Corporation Counsel, by the
City Council;
(b) other THE CITY CLERK AND heads of departments,
by the City Manager, with the consent of the Council; pending
action by the Council, the City Manager may suspend the head
of any department from active duty, but must report such
action, with his reasons therefor, to the next meeting of the
Council, which may confirm the suspension or reinstate such
officer;
(c) all other officers and employees, by the City Manager,
subject to the following provisions.
All appointments shall, under a merit system established by
ordinance, be made on the basis of executive and administra-
tive ability or of training, experience and fitness with respect
to the work to be performed. All appointments, except in the
case of temporary or emergency service, shall be1 without definite
term. No discrimination shall be made in favor of or against
any employee or applicant for appointment on account of
political or religious opinions or affiliations or membership or
nonmembership in any lawful organization.
The Council shall by ordinance prescribe the compensation
of all officers covered by clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph,
and shall classify all positions covered by clause (c), and
establish a schedule of maximum and minimum compensation
rates for each class, which rates shall be uniform for like serv-
ices in the different departments and offices. Subject to such
schedule, the City Manager shall fix the compensation of each
employee on the basis of his performance, including such fac-
tors as length and character of service.
Any employee removed by the City Manager shall have the
right of appeal to a board of appeals of not less than three
members named by the Council, which board shall report to the
Council its opinion as to whether or not the removal was justi-
fied; the Council shall have power to direct the reinstatement
of the employee.
C. (Prohibitions. ) Neither the Mayor nor any Councilman
shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed
to any office or position in the service of the City. No ap-
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