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1.4    Absence of the President.

In the absence of the President of the County Council, the Vice-
President shall preside. In the absence of both President and Vice-
President, the Council members present shall elect a President Pro Tem-
pore. The Vice-President or President Pro Tempore, while acting as Pres-
ident, shall have the authority and voting rights thereof.

1.5    Secretary and Other Employees.

There shall be a Secretary of the Council, and such other employees
as may be required. The duty of the Secretary shall be to keep minutes of
Council meetings, maintain its journal, and provide other administrative
services required to assist the legislative process, including but not limited
to those outlined in these rules of procedure. Wherever the words "Clerk,"
"Clerk to the County Council," "Council Clerk," or similar words appear
in this Code, or amendments thereto, the words are hereby amended to
read "Secretary," "Secretary of the Council," or "Council Secretary," as
may be applicable.

1.6    Supervision.

The Secretary and employees of the Council shall act under direction
from the Council received at Council meetings, provided, however, as
necessary and in absence of Council instructions, the President or, in his
absence, the Vice-President shall be responsible for overall coordination,
direction and supervision of the said Secretary and employees of the
Council.

1.7    Journal and Minutes.

The Secretary shall keep a written journal of all legislative sessions of
the Council and written minutes of all non-legislative Council meetings.
The journal and minutes shall include motions and all votes by roll call or
otherwise. In addition to the title of a bill or the subject matter of a
resolution, only amendments of the bill or resolution which are adopted
shall have the full text entered in the journal or minutes, except that
amendments offered but not adopted shall be entered if a vote on roll call
by yeas and nays was had thereon. After correction, the journal or
minutes shall be approved by motion, duly seconded and passed.

1.8    Publication of Legislation—Summaries, Full Text and Council Pro-
ceedings.

a.    Promptly after a bill has become law and prior to the effective
date stated in such law, the Secretary shall cause to be published in one
newspaper of general circulation in the County a summary of such law.
For emergency legislation, the Secretary shall cause to be published in the
same manner a summary of such legislation promptly after enactment.

b.    The Secretary shall also cause to be published as required by
Section 3, Article XI-A of the Constitution of Maryland, the full text of all
legislation enacted by the Council which becomes law. Publication shall
be once a week for three successive weeks in at least one newspaper
published in the County, so that the taxpayers and citizens may have notice
thereof. If the publication requirements of the Maryland Constitution are
changed, the Secretary shall comply with any amended requirements but
shall not be bound to publish if not required, except as may be prescribed
otherwise herein.

c.    The Secretary shall provide for publication of the proceedings of
the Council by making available promptly after approval by the Council
copies of the written minutes of all public sessions and copies of the written