HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the third clause of
former Art. 19, § 1.

The second clause of former Art. 19, § 1, which set a
salary before January 1971, is deleted as obsolete.

The first clause of former Art. 19, § 1, which
provided for an oath, is transferred to Art. 70 of the
Code, which contains other provisions on the oath of
the Comptroller.

4-104. STAFF.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

(1)  THE COMPTROLLER MAY EMPLOY A STAFF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE STATE BUDGET.

(2)  THE STAFF SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES THAT THE
COMPTROLLER ASSIGNS.

(B)  CHIEF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER AND DEPUTY COMPTROLLERS.

(1)  FROM AMONG THE EMPLOYEES ON THE STAFF, THE
COMPTROLLER MAY DESIGNATE 1 CHIEF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER AND 1 OR
MORE DEPUTY COMPTROLLERS.

(2)  WHILE IN OFFICE, THE CHIEF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER AND
EACH DEPUTY COMPTROLLER SHALL BE COVERED BY A SURETY BOND IN THE
FORM AND AMOUNT REQUIRED BY LAW.

(3)  A DESIGNATION AS CHIEF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER OR AS
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER MAY BE TERMINATED:

(I)  BY THE COMPTROLLER FOR ANY REASON THAT THE
COMPTROLLER CONSIDERS SUFFICIENT; OR

(II)  IF THE COMPTROLLER IS ILL OR ABSENT, BY
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR ANY REASON
THAT THE MEMBERS CONSIDER SUFFICIENT.

(4)  A TERMINATION OF THE DESIGNATION AS CHIEF DEPUTY
COMPTROLLER OR AS DEPUTY COMPTROLLER IS NOT, OF ITSELF, A
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived

without substantive change from the first through

third and fifth through seventh sentences of former
Art. 19, § 8.

Subsection (a)(1) of this section is revised in
standard language used to provide for "staff".