2654                               Municipal Charters

Section 1. Section 2-72, title "Recreation Board—-Creation authorized
by resolution," of Chapter 2, title "Administration," of the Montgomery
County Code 1965 is hereby repealed in its entirety.

Section 2. The Montgomery County Recreation Board created by
Resolution No. 6-1507 shall continue in existence as constituted prior to
this enactment. It shall consist of the same number of members, appointed
in the same manner for the same term with the same duties and responsi-
bilities as fully set forth in Resolution No. 6-1507; provided, however,
that subsequent to the effective date of this Act the board shall cease to
be advisory to the County Manager and shall instead be advisory to the
County Council on legislative and policy matters relating to recreation
and to the County Executive for whom the board shall interpret recreation
policies and programs. Subsequent to the effective date of this Act,
vacancies on the Recreation Board shall be filled by the County Executive
with the approval of the Council.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect on December 7, 1970.

Certified correct as passed.

President
Secretary

Enacted October 21, 1969

Effective January 5, 1970 (Sections 2, 3 and 4)
Effective December 7, 1970 (Sections 1, 5 and 6)
September Legislative Session 1969

Chapter 32
(Bill No. 29-69)

An Act to amend Chapter 2, title "Administration", and Chapter
9, title "Elections", of the Montgomery County Code 1965, by repealing
and re-enacting, with amendments, Section 2-3, title "Same—Filing
of petition; publication of amendment", Section 9-14, title "Petition—
Form", Section 9-15, title "Same—Signatures, etc.", Section 9-16,
title "Same—Filing", Section 9-17, title "Same—Notification of coun-
cil; public notice; holding", and Section 9-19, title, "Return of election
returns to council; public notice to be given"; to designate the filing
of Referendum Petitions for Charter Amendments with the County
Executive; to delete certain obsolete references to the Charter adopted
by the voters at the general election of November 2, 1948; to eliminate
specific references to the number of signatures required on a referen-
dum petition and time requirements for filing a referendum petition
and inserting in lieu thereof that such number of signatures and time
requirements shall be established by the Charter; to provide for notice
to the County Executive of the filing of referenda on laws enacted
by the Council; and to designate that public notice of election returns
be given by the County Executive.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland,
that—

Section 1. Section 2-3, title "Same—Filing of petition; publication
of amendment", Chapter 2, title "Administration", is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: