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16.   QUALIFICATIONS OF MAYOR

The mayor must have resided in the town for at least one year im-
mediately preceding his election and must be a qualified voter of the town.

17.   SALARY OF 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. Pro-
vided, 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 suc-
ceeding mayor.

18.   POWERS AND DUTIES OF MAYOR

(a)   Mayor to be chief executive officer.—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)   Appointment and removal of officers and employees.—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 regu-
lations in any merit system which may be adopted by the council.

(c)   Reports and recommendations to council.—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)  Veto.—The mayor shall have the power to veto ordinances passed
by the council as provided in Paragraph 15.

(e)   Supervision of financial administration of government.—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 disburse-
ment of all monies and have control over all expenditures to assure that
budget appropriations are not exceeded.

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

GENERAL POWERS

19.    POWERS OF COUNCIL ENUMERATED

(1) General powers.—The council shall have the power to pass all
such ordinances not contrary to the Constitution and laws of the State of
Maryland or this charter as it may deem necessary for the good govern-
ment of the town; for the protection and preservation of the town's prop-