Legal Opinion
Clough v. Mayor & Council of Hurlock
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 16, 2015No. 15/15PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDonald, j.
The charter of the Respondent Town of Hurlock provides that the Mayor is to appoint “the heads of all office, department, and agencies” of the Town with the approval of the Town Council. Those officials then “serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.” In 2009, the Mayor-elect of the Town entered into a written employment agreement with Petitioner Kathleen Clough under which Ms. Clough would serve as one of those officials—Clerk-Treasurer of the Town—for a four-year term. Two and one-half years later, however, the Mayor terminated Ms. Clough from that position.
Ms. Clough brought this…
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