HOWARD COUNTY

after 25 years of service, regardless of age; and generally relating to the Howard
County Retirement Plan.

[Subsections 1.406(b), (c) and (s), 1.435(b) and 1.439(d) of the Howard County Code -
Amended]

Bill No. 31-2002

AN ACT amending the Howard County Police and Fire Employees' Retirement Plan;
changing a certain definition; changing the method for calculating the benefits
provided to Plan Participants who retire after a certain date; and generally
relating to the Howard County Police and Fire Employees' Retirement Plan.

[Subsection 1.406A(f) of the Howard County Code - Amended]

Bill No. 32-2002

AN ACT allowing properties outside of the Metropolitan District to be connected to
the public water and sewerage system, if connection is order by the Health
Officer, under certain conditions; specifying that such properties shall not be
incorporated into the Metropolitan District nor placed in the Planned Service
Area for public water and sewer service; specifying the types of charges to be
paid for properties that receive such connections; specifying that the owners of
such properties are eligible to participate in a certain financing program, under
certain conditions; and generally relating to public water and sewer service for
properties outside of the Metropolitan District.

[Subsections 12.105(a) and (f) and 18.101(a) and Section 20.701 of the Howard County
Code - Amended

Section 20.616 of the Howard County Code - Added]

Bill No. 38-2002

AN ACT adopting the 2002 National Electrical Code as the electrical code for Howard
County; making certain changes in the electrical code; and generally relating to
the electrical code and electrical regulations for Howard County.

[Subsections 3.214(a) and (b) of the Howard County Code - Amended]

Bill No. 46-2002

AN ACT amending the animal control ordinance to require the Howard County
Department of Inspections, Licensing, and Permits and the Howard County
Department of Police, Division of Animal Control to distribute a pamphlet that
summarizes the animal control laws to dog and cat owners who purchase
Howard County annual licenses for their pets; to require the Division of Animal
Control to send a Notice of Complaint to accused nuisance violators; to replace
the complaint by affidavit requirement for animal nuisances and substitute a

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