(c) (1) The Veterans' Home Commission may delegate any of its powers to a
committee of 1 or more of its members or to the Commandant of the Home.

(2) If the Veterans' Home Commission delegates any power to a
committee of its members, the committee:

(i) may not incur any expenses without the consent of the
Commission; and

(ii) at each regular meeting of the Commission or more often as it
directs, shall submit to the Commission a report on any action that the committee has
taken since its last report.

9-927.

(a) The Veterans' Home Commission shall:

(1) maintain and supervise generally the Home in accordance with this
Part III of this subtitle; and

(2) adopt any regulation that is needed for management of the Home,
including regulations for admission, maintenance, and discharge of its residents.

(b) (1) The Veterans' Home Commission may appoint a Commandant for the
Home and employ any other staff that is needed to manage the Home properly.

(2) In appointing or employing staff, the Veterans' Home Commission
shall give preference to a veteran who has an honorable discharge from the armed
forces.

(3) The Veterans' Home Commission shall set the salary for each official
of the Home in an amount that does not exceed the salary paid by similar institutions
for the service.

(4) The Commandant shall:

(i) serve at the pleasure of the Veterans' Home Commission; and

(ii) perform any duty that the Veterans' Home Commission

requires.

(5) If the Veterans' Home Commission delegates to the Commandant
responsibility for employing staff, the Commission shall hold the Commandant
strictly accountable for the actions of each individual whom the Commandant
employs.

9-928.

(a). In accordance with the regulations of the Veterans' Home Commission and
applicable law, the Home shall be open to a veteran who:

(1) has an honorable discharge from the armed forces; and

(2) is a resident of the State.