MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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Commissioners, may accept real and personal property of
all kinds, suitable for public parks, open space
programs, and recreational purposes, legal title to which
shall always be in the Board of County Commissioners.
The County Commissioners shall appropriate in the annual
budget of the county a sum of money to defray the
expenses of the Board, to pay the salary of the director,
to purchase land, construct improvements, and defray
expenses for the maintenance of park and recreation areas
under the control of the Board and for the support of
the park and recreational programs. The acquisition of
property, with the approval of the County Commissioners,
may be by purchase, condemnation, grant, bequest, devise,
or lease of the fee or any lessor interest, development
right, assignment, covenant or other contractual right
necessary for park and recreation programs. The County
Commissioners have the power to sell or in any manner
dispose of these parks and recreational properties
subject to the approval of the Charles County Board of
Parks and Recreation. PONDS APPROPRIATED BY THE BOARD OF
PARKS AND RECREATION MUST BE EXPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE BOARD'S BUDGET AS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS. ANY REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS BY THE BOARD SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN
WRITING FOR APPROVAL TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ANY
REQUEST IS PRESUMED GRANTED IF NOT DENIED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
NO TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM ONE CATEGORY OF THE APPROVED
BUDGET TO ANOTHER SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN
APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

(f)    The control of any land, buildings, or other
acceptable facilities shall be in accord with agreements
reached between the Board and the person, corporation, or
agency having jurisdiction over such properties. No power
or authority conferred by this section shall be
construed to abridge or limit the power of the County
Commissioners, the Board of Education, or of any
governmental agency, or of any person or corporation, to
refuse to permit or to limit the use of any ground,
building, or facility under their control, ownership or
jurisdiction. ALL PURCHASES IN EXCESS OF $2,500 BY THE
BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION SHALL BB MADE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

(g)     The Board, subject to its budgetary
limitations may employ such personnel as it may consider
necessary to administer its functions properly. The
Board shall employ a director of parks and recreation,
who shall be a person with training, experience and
capacity to initiate and maintain a program of public
recreation under his general supervision; and he shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board. The salaries of all
personnel shall be fired by the Board AND APPROVED BY