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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 784

BENEFITS TO WHICH ENTITLED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1975. ALL
CLERICAL EMPLOYEES WHO [[SIMILARLY BECOME]] WERE
MEMBERS OF A LOCAL ACTUARIAL SYSTEM PRIOR. TO BECOMING
SUBJECT TO THE STATE EMPLOYEES PENSION. SYSTEM UNDER
ARTICLE 73B OF THIS CODE SHALL BE CREDITED WITH ALL PRIOR
SERVICE RENDERED BY THEM TO THE COUNTIES OR BALTIMORE
CITY TO WHICH THEY WERE ENTITLED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1974 FOR
PURPOSES OF RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS AND RATES OF
CONTRIBUTION UNDER ARTICLE 73B. ANY CLERICAL PERSONNEL
WHO ELECTS TO TRANSFER TO THE STATE SHALL RECEIVE THOSE
BENEFITS PROVIDED FOR BY THE STATE UNDER ARTICLES 64A
AND 73B AND SHALL NOT SHARE IN ANY BENEFIT OF ANY SYSTEM
PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES OF ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE
CITY.

(E) ALL CLERICAL PERSONNEL WHO BECAME SO EMPLOYED
AFTER JANUARY 1, AND PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1975, SHALL BE
TRANSFERRED TO AND BECOME PART OF THE STATE MERIT
SYSTEM UNDER ARTICLE 64A AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES
PENSION SYSTEM UNDER ARTICLE 73B ON JULY 1, 1975, WITH ALL
OF THE RIGHTS AND. BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (D)
ABOVE.

(F)          WITH RESPECT TO E VERY EMPLOYEE DESCRIBED IN

SUBSECTION (A) WHO ELECTS TO REMAIN UNDER A COUNTY, CITY
OR MUNICIPAL MERIT, CLASSIFICATION, LEAVE, RETIREMENT OR
HEALTH SYSTEM, THE COUNTY, CITY OR MUNICIPALITY IN
QUESTION SHALL MAKE WHATEVER PAYMENTS OR
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY THE COUNTY,
CITY OR MUNICIPALITY TO OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR ON THE
BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEE, AND THE STATE SHALL
PERIODICALLY REIMBURSE THE COUNTY, CITY OR MUNICIPALITY
FOR ANY SUCH PAYMENTS MADE PROVIDED THAT PAYMENTS OR
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE COUNTY, CITY OR MUNICIPALITY
TO THE RETIREMENT OR GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM OF ANY
SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE SALARY WITH
RESPECT TO THE EMPLOYEE.

247.

[[The county commissioners of the several counties, but not including the
County Commissioners of Harford County, for their services in reviewing the
assessments recommended to them by the assessors in each county, and in hearing
protests against said assessments, shall each receive the sum of not exceeding ten
dollars ($10) per day, in addition to their salaries as county commissions, and, in
Allegany County, the clerk to the County Commissioners shall be entitled to ten
dollars ($10) per day for work in connection with the review of tax assessements.
The counsel to the county commissioners in their respective counties shall be
counsel to the said commissioners in said review of assessments or hearing of
protest, and shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for services rendered, in
addition to the salary as counsel to said county commissioners.]]

The supervisor of assessments or one of the assessors shall be present at all
[[such]] reviews of hearings. BEFORE THE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT
APPEAL BOARD to explain and support his recommendations and those of the
[[county]] assessors. It shall be unlawful for the [[county commissioners (or
appeal tax court, if provided under §248)]] PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT
APPEAL BOARD to decrease the amount of an assessment after the date of