2326                               County Local Laws

dispositions, recommendations for statutory changes at the County and
State level including changes in the criminal law or court rule as may be
appropriate to the improvement of the system of criminal justice, control
of crime and rehabilitation of offenders. Said board shall also forward a
copy of the report required by this section to each member of the panel
described in Section 2-179. Such panel shall meet with the board of trustees
and director not later than September 1 of each year to review the work
and financial needs of the office in light of the report submitted the previous
fiscal year, as required by this section.

Section 26. Section 13-3, Chapter 13, title "Jail and Prisoners," of
the Montgomery County Code 1965 is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

13-3. Same-Same-Supervision; type to be performed.

The work provided for in Section 13-1 of this Code shall be assigned
in the discretion of the warden but shall be performed under the direction
of the county executive or any road supervisor or other official who may
be authorized by the county executive to work prisoners or any authorized
member of the state police where the work is to be performed on state
roads or property as provided in such section, and the warden of the jail,
upon the request of the county executive or other persons duly authorized
by him to make such request, is hereby authorized to deliver such prisoner
to the party designated. The work to be performed by such prisoner may
include every service necessary for the purpose of draining, grading, pav-
ing, repairing or maintaining such public streets or other public property
or protecting life and property during a community disaster or emergency,
and for the purpose of cleaning and maintaining the county jail and pre-
paring and serving food to the prisoners therein.

Section 27. Section 18-2, Chapter 18, title "Police," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965 is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

18-2. Superintendent under supervision of county executive.

The superintendent of the county police shall at all times be under
the supervision and order of the county executive.

Section 28. Section 2-81A, Chapter 2, title "Administration," of the
Montgomery County Code 1965, as amended, is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

2-81A. Generally.

There is hereby established a department of community development
under the immediate direction of a director of community development
who shall be appointed by the county executive with the approval of the
county council. The department of community development shall, subject
to the public general and local laws, have such functions as may be
authorized from time to time by the county executive or as the county
council may prescribe by law.

Section 29. Severability.

The provisions of this Article are severable and if any provision,
sentence, clause, section or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or uncon-
stitutional or inapplicable to any person or circumstances such illegality,
invalidity or unconstitutionality, or inapplicablity shall not affect or
impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or