J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     805

Administrative Assistant to the Board of County Commissioners
and providing that the present Administrative Assistant shall
become the first Director of Administration under certain condi-
tions and relating generally to the Administrative Assistant, the
Office of Director of Administration, the position of Finance
FISCAL Officer and the Board of County Commissioners of Harford
County with respect to the general operations and control of the
county government.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 205 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Harford County
(1965 Edition, being Article 13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Harford County," subtitle "County Commission-
ers," be and it is hereby repealed, and that new Section 205 be and
it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the
section so repealed, and to read as follows:

205.

(a)    The office of Director of Administration of Harford County
is created. The Board of County Commissioners of Harford County
shall appoint a Director from time to time. The Director shall be
selected on the basis of his executive, administrative, and fiscal abil-
ities, including his knowledge and experience in public administra-
tion, public finance, accounting, and public affairs. The Director shall
receive such compensation as may be fixed by the County Commis-
sioners from time to time. He shall execute a surety bond in favor of
the Board of County Commissioners, in such amount and with such
corporate surety as prescribed by the Board, with the condition that
he shall execute his duties well and faithfully as required by law;
the premium for the bond shall be paid from county funds. The
Director shall hold his office during good behavior, and may be dis-
charged by the Board only for inefficiency, inability, neglect of
duty, or misconduct; but before the Director may be removed from
office he shall be given a copy of the charges against him and an
opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel, upon
not less than ten days' notice. The Director in any event shall not
hold his office longer than the last day of the month in which he
attains the age of seventy (70) years.

(b)    The Director shall devote his full time to the work of the
county, and he shall be responsible to the County Commissioners for
the proper administration of his affairs. The Director may employ,
with the approval of the County Commissioners, such assistants as
he may deem necessary for the proper performance of his duties.
He shall at all times be held responsible for the proper discharge of
his duties, but may delegate such authority as he deems necessary
to carry out the duties of his office to appropriate officers and em-
ployees.

(c)    The Director of Administration shall have the following pow-
ers and duties:

(1) To be the chief administrative officer of the county and under
the general supervision and control of the Board of County Com-
missioners to be responsible for and handle the day to day operations
of the county government all as more particularly described in this
section.