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RIVERDALE

Executive of the Town. The Clerk-Administrative
Assistant shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by
the Council.

-22.1. (d) Town Attorney

The Mayor with the approval of the Council may
appoint a Town Attorney. The Town Attorney shall be a
member of the Bar of the Maryland Court of Appeals. The
Town Attorney is legal advisor of the Town and shall
perform such duties in this connection as may be required
by the Council. The Town has the power to employ other
authorized additional legal services as it deems
necessary from time to time.

-22.2. Authority to employ personnel

The Town may employ such officers and employees
covered in the approved budget as it deems necessary to
execute the powers and duties provided by this Charter or
other State law and to operate the Town government.

—22.3. Removals and Suspensions

The Mayor with the approval of the Council shall
have the power to remove or temporarily suspend from
office any person who has been appointed to any municipal
office and/or any person employed by the town who, after
due notice and hearing, is adjudged to have been guilty
of inefficiency, malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance,
misconduct in office or insubordination and to fill the
vacancy caused by such removal or suspension.

-22.4. Merit System Authorized

The Town may provide for appointments and promotions
in the administrative service on the basis of merit and
fitness. To carry out this purpose, the Council may
adopt such rules and regulations governing the operation
of the merit system as it deems desirable or necessary.
Among other things these rules and regulations may
provide for competitive exams, the use of eligible lists,
a classification plan, a compensation plan, a probation
period, appeals by employees.

—22.5. Unclassified and Classified Services

The Town Civil Service shall be divided into
unclassified and classified service.

-22.51. Unclassified service

The unclassified service shall comprise the
following offices and positions which shall not be