Ordinance adopted September 7, 1962 as amended and the Merit System Rules and Regulations adopted December 31, 1963 as amended. Provided, however, that a pay scale may be negotiated for personnel presently employed by the individual fire companies.
"Now be it hereby agreed upon that this contract made between the County Commissioners for Prince George's County and the Clinton Volunteer Fire Company a recognized fire company *461 in Prince George's County shall be binding upon both parties until voided by consent of both parties. The aforesaid volunteer fire company hereby authorizes the County Commissioners for Prince George's County to have withheld from their fire tax monies a sufficient sum to cover the cost of all wages and salaries, the employer's share of social security and retirement, hospitalization insurance, workmen'scompensation, and uniform allowances. The County Commissioners shall furnish to each individual fire company as soon as possible after the close of the fiscal year a complete financial statement showing the tax monies withheld from each individual fire company for the payment of wages, social security, retirement, hospitalization, workmen's compensation, and uniform allowances."
On July 2, 1968, the Director of Fire Prevention for Prince George's County promulgated Administrative Order No. 1, pursuant to powers vested in him. We passed upon the validity of Administrative Order No. 1 in Board of County Commissioners for Prince George's County v. Milstead, 258 Md. 477, 265 A.2d 879 (1970). This administrative order provides, inter alia, the following:
"5. The volunteer membership of career fire service personnel, including those assigned to the various bureaus, shall