2422                                              LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch. 709

referred to as "local commission") appointed in
accordance with the provisions of § 48 (d) of Article VII
of the Charter of Baltimore City, 1964 Edition, and the
local director of the local department in Baltimore City
shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of
[§2] SUBSECTION B(2) of this (article] SECTION.

The local boards in the counties and the local
commission in Baltimore City shall have all the duties
and functions provided in § 14A of this article,

(B)(1) IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES THE BOARD OF
EACH LOCAL DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT THE LOCAL DIRECTOR
FROM THE STATE MERIT SYSTEM LIST ORDER THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 64A OF THIS CODE, AS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE
ADMINISTRATION.

(2) IN BALTIMORE CITY THE LOCAL DIRECTOR SHALL BE
SELECTED BY THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY FROM THE STATE
MERIT SYSTEM LIST UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 64A OF
THIS CODE, AS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE ADMINISTRATION.

[(b)] (C) The local director in each county and in
Baltimore City shall administer social service and public
assistance activities within the counties and Baltimore
City, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of
§ 3 of this article. Each local director has a general
administrative responsibility to the State Department.
Specifically, by way of example and not in limitation,
each local director has the following basic
responsibilities:

(1)   Long—range and short-range planning for the
functions and objectives of the respective local
department;

(2)   Exercise of full administrative responsibility
for the operations of the respective local department;

(3)    Appointment of all personnel of the respective
local department in the county involved, from State merit
system lists under the provisions of Article 64A of this
Code; [provided that the appointment of the personnel of
the department of social services in Baltimore City shall
be in accordance with the provisions of § 2 of this
article;]

(4)    Improvement of administrative and social—work
practices and procedures;

(5)   Submission of periodic reports and evaluations
as required by the State Department; and

(6)    Submission of an annual report to the local