PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 476

(ii) Because of a finding by the county health department, OR IN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT INSPECTS WELL AND SEPTIC
SYSTEMS, that a septic system would not be approved for the disposal of the water for
which the connection is requested; or

(3) For any property that is otherwise assessable for a sanitary sewer line or
a water main if the property has a preexisting residential dwelling already served by a well
or septic system until the property owner requests service from the sewer line or water
main.

Article 88A - Social Services Administration

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(a) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 13A OF THIS ARTICLE, THE State
Department shall create or continue in each county and in Baltimore City a local
department of social services to be known as such with the name of the county or city
prefixed thereto. In each county such local department shall have a local board appointed
in accordance with the provisions of § 14 of this article and a local director appointed in
accordance with subsection (b)(1) of this section.

In Baltimore City the department of social services shall have a commission of social
services (herein referred to as "local commission") appointed in accordance with the
provisions of § 48(d) of Article VII of the Charter of Baltimore City, 1964 Edition, and
the local director of the local department in Baltimore City shall be appointed in
accordance with the provisions of subsection (b)(2) of this section.

The local boards in the counties and the local commission in Baltimore City shall
have all the duties and functions provided in § 14A of this article.

(c) [The] EXCEPT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE local director in each
county, including Baltimore City, shall administer the social service and public assistance
activities in the respective county, except child support enforcement, in accordance with §
3 of this article. Each local director has a general administrative responsibility to the State
Administration. Specifically, by way of example and not in limitation, each local director
has the following basic responsibilities:

(1)     Long-range and short-range planning for the functions and objectives of
the respective local department;

(2)     Exercise of full administrative responsibility for the operations of the
respective local department;

(3)     Except as provided in subsection (b-1)(2) of this section or otherwise by
law, appointment of all personnel of the respective local department in accordance with
the provisions of the State Personnel and Pensions Article that govern the classified
service;

(4)     Improvement of administrative and social-work practices and
procedures;

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