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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 17-1 Selection">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="17-1" heading="Selection">
    <para num="(a)">By President.<para num="(1)">In general. The President appoints all employees of the Office of the President.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Functions of the Office that may be assigned. The President shall assign the functions listed below to an employee of their Office, as provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, or the Office of Council Services.<para num="(i)">keeps the files of the City Council and all official papers and other materials belonging to the Council;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">places appropriate endorsements on all bills and other papers presented to the Council; (iii)keeps a proper record of the progress of all matters in the Council;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">keeps indexed records of all bills and other matters introduced or present to the Council;</para>
        <para num="(v)">maintains all bill files; and</para>
        <para num="(vi)">maintains the legislative public information portal.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">Roles that may be assigned. The President may assign the roles and related functions described in:<para num="(i)">Rule 17-4 {“Journal Clerk”};</para>
        <para num="(ii)">Rule 17-5 {“Reading Clerk”}; (iii)Rule 17-6 {“Sergeant-at-Arms”};</para>
        <para num="(iv)">Rule 17-7 {“Committee clerks”}; and</para>
        <para num="(v)">Rule 17-8 {“Secretary of Council”}.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)">By members. Members appoint employees as staff of their offices.</para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
