1410                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                       CH. 702

this Code, as submitted by the State Department [of Public Wel-
fare]; provided that the selection of the local [welfare] director
in Baltimore City shall be in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2 of this article;

(2)    To advise the local [welfare] director and the State Board
as to the local application of State policies or procedures;

(3)    To be well informed on local departmental activities;

(4)    To communicate to the residents of the counties and of
Baltimore City, as the came CASE may be, broad and comprehensive
information as to the objectives, policies, programs and problems of
local [welfare] social services and public assistance administration;

(5)    To review the periodic evaluation of the local [welfare]
department which has been prepared by the State Department [of
Public Welfare] and its field supervisor or other employee, and to
consult with the local [welfare] director as to the proper imple-
mentation of these recommendations, and of such other recommenda-
tions as may result from evaluation made by the local board or local
commission of the operation of its local department;

(6)    To review the annual report of the local [welfare] director
as to the activities of the local [welfare] department, together with
any changes in policies or procedures recommended by the local
board, and to transmit it to the State Board [of Public Welfare]
and to its local governing authority;

(7)    To review and make suitable recommendations in connec-
tion with the annual estimate of funds needed for [welfare] social
services and public assistance purposes in the counties and in
Baltimore City, as the case may be;

(8)    To consult with the local [welfare] director with respect
to any new service that might be instituted by said director or by
the local board or local commission to meet an unmet need in the
county and in Baltimore City, as the case may be, and to approve or
disapprove the local director's evaluation of the readiness of the
local department to take on the new service and the propriety of
it within the State plan; and to present to the State Department
suggested new services that it approves, whether these originate from
the local [welfare] director or from the local board or local com-
mission, together with the recommendations of both the local [wel-
fare] director and the local board or local commission;

(9)    To take active steps to secure the appropriation of local funds
by the local governing authority to meet needs not financed by or
available through any other federal, State or local plan, project or
program, and which are not in conflict with the State plan;

(10)    To meet with the State Board [of Public Welfare] peri-
odically, as may be requested by the State Board, or at the request
of the local board or local commission; and

(11)    To establish and maintain effective liaison with the respec-
tive local governing authority.

15.

The State Department [of Public Welfare] is hereby authorized
and empowered to accept any and all allotments of federal funds