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resolution 02-2023 - charter amendment - section 702 - merit system

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TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
RESOLUTION 02-2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE FOR THE PURPOSE
OF AMENDING THE TOWN CHARTER TO REVISE THE REFERENCES TO THE
STATE OFFICE AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MERIT SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the Town Council has the authority under Article XI-E, Section 4 of the
Maryland Constitution which allows for the adoption of a new charter, the amendment of any
charter or local laws, or the repeal of any part of a charter or local laws; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has the authority under Section 4-301 et. seq. of the Local
Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, which describes the process of charter
amendment by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to amend Section 702 of the Charter of the Town
of Centreville to revise the State office and regulation reference for the Merit System; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville concurs with the recommendations of this
Resolution;
NOW THEREFORE,
Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE, that
Section 702 of the Centreville Town Charter be amended as follows, with deleted language shown
in double bold faced brackets [[ ]] and added language shown in bold and underlined:
Section 702. Merit System Authorized.
The town may provide by ordinance for appointments and promotions in the administrative
service on the basis of merit and fitness. To carry out this purpose, the Council may adopt
such rules and regulations governing the operation of a merit system as it deems necessary.
Among other things, these rules and regulations may provide for competitive examinations,
the use of eligible lists, a classification plan, a compensation plan, a probation period,
appeals by employees included within the classified service from dismissal or other
disciplinary action, and vacation and sick leave regulations. The town may request and avail
itself of the facilities of the [[Commissioner of State Personnel]] Office of Personnel
Services and Benefits for the administration of its merit system as provided in [[state law]]
COMAR 17.04.02.
Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the date of passage of this
Resolution is DATE, 2023, and the amendment of the Charter of the Town of Centreville hereby
enacted shall become effective upon DATE +50, 2023 (the fiftieth day after passage), unless a
proper petition for referendum hereon shall be filed with the Town Council on or before the
fortieth day after passage in the form and in the manner prescribed in Section 4-304(d) of the
Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Section 3. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager shall cause a
full and exact copy of the Resolution to be continuously posted on the bulletin board of the Town
Hall until DATE +40, 2023 (the fortieth day after passage) and that the Town Manager shall

further cause a fair summary of the charter amendment enacted by this Resolution to be published
in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Centreville at weekly intervals in each of the
weeks of DATE+7, 2023, DATE+14, 2023, DATE+21, 2023 and DATE+28, 2023 and that the
Town Clerk shall cause to be affixed to the minutes of this meeting appropriate certificates of
publication and posting.
Section 4. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council of
Centreville is hereby authorized and enjoined to declare this Resolution to be effective by
affixing their signatures hereto in the space provided on the effective date hereof.
Section 5. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT as soon as the Charter
Amendment hereby enacted becomes effective (whether as herein provided or by referendum), the
Town Manager shall cause to be delivered to the Department of Legislative Reference all the
information regarding the Charter Amendment, this Resolution and any referendum held thereon as
may be required by Sections 4-109 and 4-308 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated
Code of Maryland.
ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
Carolyn M. Brinkley Steven K. Kline, President
Town Clerk
Ashley H. Kaiser, Esq., Member
Eric B. Johnson, Jr., Member
Daniel B. Worth, Member
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member