§ 406. Temporary appointments.

(a)

County administrative officer. During the temporary absence of the county administrative officer, or if the office of county administrative officer shall become vacant, the director of budget and finance shall serve as acting county administrative officer pending, in the case of a vacancy, the appointment of a successor to fill the balance of the unexpired term. In the director's capacity as acting county administrative officer, the director of budget and finance need not possess, but the successor shall possess, all those qualifications hereinabove in this article specified for an original appointee. ( Bill No. 13-18 , § 1; approved by the voters Nov. 6, 2018; effective Dec. 6, 2018)

(b)

Other officers. Subject to the approval of the county executive, the county administrative officer shall, in the case of a vacancy or temporary absence, designate within thirty days a person to serve as acting head of any office or department in the administrative services until the appointment of a successor. Unless at the time of such appointment the temporary appointee is a subordinate officer in the office or department to which he is designated as acting head, he shall possess all the qualifications for the office specified in Article V of this Charter for an original appointee.

(c)

Limitation on term of temporary appointees. No person shall serve as an acting county administrative officer or acting head of any office or department for a period longer than sixty days without the approval of the county council.

(Bill No. 95, 1962, § 1, approved by voters Nov. 6, 1962, effective Dec. 6, 1962)

  Annotation— This section cited in Kone v. Baltimore County, 231 Md. 466, 190 A.2d 800 (1963).