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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 653

F.  Controls. 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 limit the use of any ground, building or
facility under their control, ownership or jurisdiction.

G.  [Personnel. The Board may, subject to the approval
of the County Commissioners, employ such personnel as it may
consider necessary to administer its functions properly. If
it employs a director of recreation and parks, he 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 fixed by
the Board, subject to the approval of the Commissioners.]
The Board may [,in addition,] employ such voluntary help as
it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter.

H. Reports and budget. The Board shall submit to the
County Commissioners an annual report of its activities,
together with recommendations for further activities and
development of the county recreation programs. It shall
also submit an annual budget, pursuant to the requirements
of law, itemizing the appropriations necessary for the
performance of its functions and duties.

I. Cooperative programs. The County Commissioners, by
and through the Board, may join or cooperate with the
federal government, the State of Maryland, with any
municipality or other governmental agency in providing,
establishing, conducting and maintaining recreation centers,
playgrounds, parks and other recreation facilities and
activities.

[J. Other committees authorized. The Chairman of the
Board of Recreation and Parks, with the approval of a
majority of the members of the Board, may annually appoint
committees to be known respectively as the Committees on
Beautification, Cleanup and Conservation.

(1) Same; beautification. The powers and duties
of the Committee on Beautification shall be as follows:

(a) To recommend beautification programs
to the Board and to the County Commissioners, by the
planting of trees and shrubs or by other appropriate methods
and to utilize for its purposes the services of the State
Roads Commission, the State Department of Forests and Parks,
the Department of Game and Inland Fish and of other county
agencies or public officials.