3676

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 892

The Commission shall appoint a secretary—treasurer,
who shall be a bonded official, a general counsel, a
director of planning, a director of parks, and a director
of public relations. The director of planning and the
director of parks [shall] MAY not be residents of the
same county. If such a position is deemed by the
Commission to be necessary, it shall appoint a director
of land acquisition. All [of] these officials shall be
heads of departments and shall serve at the pleasure of
the Commission. Of all the heads of departments, not
more than three shall be residents of the same county.
The Commission [shall], from time to time, SHALL fix the
compensation of the several heads of departments.

[8.] 2-107.

The Commission may appoint, fix the compensation of,
or contract for the services of [such] planning,
engineering, administrative, auditing, clerical or other
employees [as from time to time in its judgment may be]
necessary for the administration of this [subtitle]
ARTICLE on a regional basis.

[9.] 2-108.

The Commission may require any officer or employee
to give bond with surety approved and in a sum [to be]
fixed by the Commission.

[10.] 2-109.

The Commission [is authorized to] MAY maintain
offices in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, and
[to] hold meetings, conduct hearings, and perform any or
all of the duties vested in it by this [subtitle] ARTICLE
at [whichever of] the [offices] OFFICE which in the
Commission's judgment[,] best suits the convenience of
the public.

[11.] 2-110.

The Commission [has the right to] MAY exercise all
powers and functions granted to it in this [subtitle]
ARTICLE. It [has the right to] MAY use a common seal,
[to] sue and be sued and [to] do any and all other
corporate acts for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this [subtitle] ARTICLE.

2-111.

[It is authorized to] THE COMMISSION MAY use park
tax revenues to establish a Self—insurance Fund to be
used or expended thereafter only for the purpose of
paying for the costs of reconstructing, replacing or