Howard County                                   2803

QUESTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE TAKING AND NO ISSUE OF
VALUE OF THE LAND WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE CONDEM-
NATION PROCEEDING CAN BE RAISED. No real property or interest
therein shall be purchased, by condemnation or otherwise, unless funds for
the same shall have been included in the Capital Budget, the award of a
condemnation jury and notwithstanding. All such purchases herein pro-
vided for shall be accomplished in accordance with the budgetary pro-
cedures as described in the Howard County Charter. All necessary legal
proceedings shall be accomplished in accordance with Article 33A of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland and the Rules of Court adopted
pursuant thereto.

4.201—Sales and Disposition of Real Property

(1)    Any property acquired by the County by gift, purchase, lease,
condemnation, or otherwise except by or through a tax sale, and no longer
needed for public purposes may be disposed of as the Council may by
Resolution provide. The Council shall in the Resolution providing for the
disposition of the surplus real property, declare that the same is no longer
needed for public purposes and shall authorize the County Executive to
sell the same by formal, written contract to the highest responsible bidder
after public notice inviting proposals to purchase the same upon such terms
and conditions as the Council may provide. The Council may, in its Resolu-
tion, provide that sale of said real property shall be by public auction,
giving the terms and conditions thereof. The method and extent of notice
involving sales of real property shall be prescribed in the Resolution author-
izing the sale of the said property.

(2)    Any real property acquired by the County at REGULAR tax
sales conducted under Article 81 of the Code of Public General Laws is
hereby deemed not needed for public purpose. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SHALL CAUSE TO BE KEPT A CURRENT INVENTORY OF ALL
PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY THE COUNTY AT REGULAR TAX
SALES, WHICH INVENTORY SHALL BE OFFERED FOR REVIEW
TO VARIOUS COUNTY AND STATE AGENCIES; AND SAID AGEN-
CIES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO ACQUIRE
ANY OR ALL OF THE SEVERAL PARCELS BY PAYMENT TO THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OR BY TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS
IN THE AMOUNT OF ALL COSTS INCURRED AND BACK TAXES
LOST BY HOWARD COUNTY AS A RESULT OF THE ACQUISITION
OF THE SAID PARCEL OR PARCELS. The County Executive is SHALL
BE authorized to sell all or several of the parcels of such real property,
PROVIDED NO COUNTY OR STATE AGENCY HAS INDICATED ITS
DESIRE TO ACQUIRE SAID PARCELS, from time to time, to the
highest responsible bidder after public notice inviting written offers to
purchase said parcel or parcels; or the County Executive may, in his
discretion, offer the parcels individually at public auction after giving
reasonable notice of the time, location, terms and conditions of the said
auction. Provided, however, that if there is but one bid or offer to purchase
any parcel of real property heretofore acquired by the County at a tax
sale, the County Executive may sell or refuse to sell the ANY said parcel
at the price and upon the terms and conditions offered or bid as he shall
decide most beneficial to the County in each case.

(3)     The County Executive shall be authorized to execute and deliver
to the purchaser a good and sufficient deed conveying all of Howard
County's right, title, and interest in any real property sold under the pro-
visions of this subtitle.