Ch. 311

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)  All staff assistants in the Secretary's office in
charge of particular areas of responsibility, and all
professional consultants shall serve at the pleasure of the
Secretary.

(4)  All other employees of the Secretary's office,
unless otherwise provided by law, shall be appointed and removed
by the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of Article 64A
of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(c) (1) The appointment or removal of personnel by an
administration, board, commission, division, or other agency
within the jurisdiction of the Department [of Economic and
Community Development] shall be subject to the approval of the
Secretary[; however].

(2) [the] THE Secretary [is authorized to] MAY
delegate this power of approval to the heads or governing bodies
of the boards, commissions, divisions or other agencies within
the jurisdiction of the Department [of Economic and Community
Development].

[11-103.] 1-203.

(A)  The Attorney General shall be the legal adviser to the
Department [of Economic and Community Development].

(B)  He shall assign to the Department such number of
assistant attorneys general as are now authorized by law to be
assigned to the various departments, agencies, boards,
commissions, councils, or units which are, or may hereafter by
law be deemed to be, part of the Department [of Economic and
Community Development]; and he shall also assign to the
Department [of Economic and Community Development] such
additional number of assistant attorneys general as may hereafter
be authorized by law for such Department. One of the said
assistant attorneys general shall be designated by the Attorney
General as counsel to the Department [of Economic and Community
Development]. The counsel to the Department shall have no duty
other than to render, subject to the discretion and control of
the Attorney General, such legal aid, advice and counsel as the
Secretary and the other officials of said Department may require,
and the supervision of the other assistant attorneys general
assigned to the Department. After the Attorney General has
designated an assistant attorney general to serve as counsel to
the Department [of Economic and Community Development, he], THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL shall not reassign said counsel without
consultation with the Secretary [of Economic and Community
Development]. The counsel to the Department [of Economic and
Community Development], and the other assistant attorneys general
so employed, shall each perform such legal duties for the
Department as the Attorney General may, from time to time, assign
to them; and the Attorney General is hereby authorized to assign

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