MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                2425

programs and problems of local social services and public
assistance administration;

(5)    To review the periodic evaluation of the local
department which has been prepared by the State
administration and its field supervisor or other
employee, and to consult with the local director as to
the proper implementation of these recommendations, and
of such other recommendations as may result from
evaluation made by the local board or local commission of
the operation of its local department;

(6)    To review the annual report of the local
director as to the activities of the local department,
together with any changes in policies or procedures
recommended by the local boards and to transmit it to the
State Director and to its local governing authority;

(7)   To review and make suitable recommendations in
connection with the annual estimate of funds needed for
social services and public assistance purposes in the
counties and in Baltimore City, as the case may be;

(8) To consult with the local director with respect
to any new service that light be instituted by said
director or by the local board or local commission to
meet an unmet need in the county and in Baltimore City,
as the case may be, and to approve or disapprove the
local director's evaluation of the readiness of the local
department to take on the new service and the propriety
of it within the State plan; and to present to the State
administration suggested new services that it approves,
whether these originate from the local director or from
the local board or local commission, together with the
recommendations of both the local director and the local
board or local commission;

(9) To take active steps to secure the
appropriation of local funds by the local governing
authority to meet needs not financed by or available
through, any other federal, State or local plan, project
or program, and which are not in conflict with the State
plan;

(10)   To meet with the Secretary of Employment and
Social Services or the State Director periodically, as
may be requested by the Secretary of Employment and
Social Services or the State Director or at the request
of the local board or local commission; and

(11)   To establish and maintain effective liaison
with the respective local governing authority.

18A.