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§ 9-401. County commissioners

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Counties [Titles 9-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. General and Administrative Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Code Counties and Commission Counties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-401
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 5C; MD CODE, Art. 25, § 18; MD CODE, Art. 25, § 19
§ 9-401. County commissioners
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section applies only to code counties and commission counties.
Number of county commissioners set by public local law
(b) The number of county commissioners in each county shall be set by the public local laws of the county.
Taking office
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the county commissioners shall:
(i) meet within 60 days after their election; and
(ii) qualify by taking the constitutional oath.
(2) The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County shall take office on the first Monday in December after their election.
Meeting requirements
(d)(1) The county commissioners shall meet at least once each quarter.
(2) The County Commissioners of St. Mary's County shall meet at least 48 times a year.
(3) The County Commissioners of Washington County shall hold at least 10 of their general meetings each year in the evening.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-401, MD LOCAL GOVT § 9-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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