Montgomery County                               2667

equipment and other facilities or property including land and buildings
which such governing bodies may desire to transfer into the county public
library system. The county librarian is directed, at the request of such
governing body, to include among such terms and conditions the following:

(1)    Warranties to any such governing body that library facilities
at least equivalent in value to the facilities and property transferred into
the county system by any governing body will be made available by the
county in the form of library facilities and services to the particular area
represented by such governing body, and

(2)    Provisions that any such governing body holding in trust cash,
securities or any other evidences of indebtedness or unimproved real prop-
erty acquired from proceeds of taxes levied for a library special taxing
area may retain such cash, evidences of indebtedness and property for use
in making available, at such time as there has been placed in operation a
library building adequate to serve the council district in which located,
such additional library facilities as such governing body in its discretion
determines to be suitable and as may be approved by the county librarian.

(b) After the terms and conditions of transfer of any such facilities
and property have been agreed upon, the county executive is hereby
authorized to accept, on behalf of the county, the transfer of such facilities
and property to the county effective on the first day of July next following.
The conveyance of title to the county of any property pursuant to the
provisions of this article shall be evidenced by a written contract or
agreement approved by the county attorney.

Section 15. Section 2-64, Chapter 2, title "Administration" of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

2-64. Generally.

There is hereby established a department of police and the chief
administrative officer shall serve as the director. The department shall
include the county police and shall have the authority, functions, and
activities which are prescribed by law.

Section 16. Section 2-71, Chapter 2, title "Administration" of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

2-71. Department of recreation established; director generally.

There is hereby established, under the general supervision of the
chief administrative officer, and as a department of the county government,
a department of recreation under the immediate direction of a director
of recreation. The director shall administer the recreational program of
the county herein authorized. In administering such program the director
shall have the authority, upon the consent of the particular agency or
organization concerned, to make use of the recreational facilities of the
board of education and other agencies or organizations, both public and
private, and shall endeavor to coordinate the county's recreational program
with the recreational programs of any such organizations whenever such
coordination will promote the best interests of the county and its citizens.

Section 17. Section 2-79, Chapter 2, title "Administration" of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: