Maryland State Government Section 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.