380                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 258

THE MAYOR

18.    (Selection and Term.) The mayor shall be elected as herein-
after provided and shall hold office for a term of four years or until
his successor is elected and qualified. The newly elected mayor shall
take office on the second Monday following his election. The mayor
holding office at the time this charter becomes effective shall con-
tinue to hold office for the term for which he was elected and until
his successor takes office under the provisions of this charter.

19.    (Qualifications of Mayor.) The mayor must have resided in
the town for at least one year immediately preceding his election
and must be a qualified voter of the town.

20.    (Salary of the Mayor.) The mayor shall receive an annual
salary as set from time to time by an ordinance passed by the council
in the regular course of business. Provided, however, that no change
shall be made in the salary for any mayor during the term for which
he was elected. The ordinance making any change in the salary paid
to the Mayor, either by way of increase or decrease, shall be finally
ordained prior to the municipal election to elect the next succeeding
Mayor, and shall take effect only as to the next succeeding Mayor.

21.    (Powers and Duties.) (a) The mayor shall see that the
ordinances of the town are faithfully executed and shall be the chief
executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the
town government.

(b)    The mayor, with the approval of the council, shall appoint
the heads of all offices, departments, and agencies of the town
government as established by this charter or by ordinance. All
office, department, and agency heads shall serve at the pleasure of
the mayor. All subordinate officers and employees of the offices,
departments, and agencies of the town government shall be appointed
and removed by the mayor, in accordance with rules and regulations
in any merit system which may be adopted by the council.

(c)    The mayor each year shall report to the council the condition
of municipal affairs and make such recommendations as he deems
proper for the public good and the welfare of the town.

(d)    The mayor shall have the power to veto ordinances passed
by the council as provided in Section 15.

(e)    The mayor shall have complete supervision over the financial
administration of the town government. He shall prepare or have
prepared annually a budget and submit it to the council. He shall
supervise the administration of the budget as adopted by the council.
He shall supervise the disbursement of all monies and have control
over all expenditures to assure that budget appropriations are not
exceeded.

(f)    The mayor shall have such other powers and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by this charter or as may be re-
quired of him by the council, not inconsistent with this charter.

GENERAL POWERS

22.    (1) (General Powers.) The council shall have the power to
pass all such ordinances not contrary to the Constitution and laws