1862                                                 LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 546

CHAPTER 546
(House Bill 1367)
AN ACT concerning

Washington County - County Commissioners

FOR the purpose of authorizing the County Commissioners
of Washington County to appoint a County
Administrator, and relating generally to the office
of County Administrator.

BY adding to

The Public Local Laws of Washington County
Section 8-42

Article 22 — Public Local Lavs of Maryland
(1970 Edition, as amended by Chapter 618
of the Acts of 1971)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 8-42 be and it is hereby added
to the Public Local Lavs of Washington County being
Article 22 of the Code of Public Local Lavs of Maryland
(1970 Edition, as amended by Chapter 618 of the Acts of
1971) to read as follows:

Article 22
8-42.

(A)    THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO APPOINT A COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR AT A SALARY TO BE FIXED BY THE
COMMISSIONERS. HE SHALL BE SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF HIS
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITIES INCLUDING HIS
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC ADMININSTRATION AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS. HE SHALL EXECUTE A SURETY BOND IN FAVOR
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IN SUCH AMOUNT AND
WITH SUCH CORPORATE SURETY AS PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD AND
APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, WITH THE CONDITION THAT
HE SHALL EXECUTE HIS DUTIES WELL AND FAITHFULLY AS
REQUIRED BY LAW; AND THE PREMIUM FOR THE BOND SHALL BE
PAID FROM COUNTY FUNDS.

(B)    THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL DEVOTE HIS FULL TIME
TO THE WORK OF THE COUNTY AND HE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PROPER