WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 330
SUBMIT AN AUDIT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
(2) THE AUDIT SHALL:

(I) BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
SINGLE AUDIT ACT;

(II) ADHERE TO GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENTAL
AUDITING STANDARDS; AND

(III) BE PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY AND BY FEDERAL

AUTHORITIES.

(J) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN
THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS, THE COMMISSIONERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
AND ANY DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF ANNAPOLIS ARE LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY
PUBLIC ETHICS LAWS ENACTED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL.

(2} THE AUTHORITY SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS REQUIRING
ATTORNEYS AND CONSULTANTS RETAINED BY THE AUTHORITY TO
DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATING TO
REPRESENTATION OF THE AUTHORITY AT THE TIME OF INITIAL
RETENTION.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That nothing in this Act
affects the term of office of an appointed commissioner of the Housing Authority of the
City of Annapolis. An individual who is a commissioner of the Housing Authority on the
effective date of this Act shall remain a commissioner for the balance of the term for
which appointed, unless the commissioner dies, resigns, or is removed under provisions
of law.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, as to the Housing
Authority of the City of Annapolis, except as expressly provided to the contrary in this
Act, any transaction affected by or resulting from any statute amended or repealed in
this Act, and validly entered into before the effective date of this Act, and every right,
duty, or interest resulting from the statute, remain valid after the effective date of this
Act and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or
allowed by any statute amended or repealed by this Act as though the repeal or
amendment had not occurred.

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the continuity of the
Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis is retained. The personnel, records, files,
furniture, fixtures, and other properties and all appropriations, credits, assets,
liabilities, and obligations of the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis are
continued as the personnel, records, files, furniture, fixtures, properties,
appropriations, credits, assets, liabilities, and obligations of the Authority under the
laws enacted by this Act.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the enumeration of any

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