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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland
Legislative Session Year 1971

Introduced By: Councilmen Reeder and Francois

Date Introduced: April 1,1971

Emergency Bill No. 8—1971

Laws of Prince George's County, Md.

1971 Sessions, Chapter No. 3

An Act to repeal Section 18-1(h) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County (1963 Edition), being Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's
County," subtitled "County Commissioners," to provide that legisla-
tive sessions of the County Council shall be as provided for in the
Charter of Prince George's County, Maryland, and to repeal the pro-
visions of the Public Local Laws pertaining to votes taken on acts,
ordinances, resolutions, or amendments thereto, and to provide gen-
erally for the repeal of the prior legislative act which appears to be
inconsistent with the provisions of the said Charter.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the County Council of Prince George's
County, Maryland, that Section 18-1(h) of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County (1963 Edition), being Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, titled "Prince George's County," subtitled
"County Commissioners," be and the same is repealed in its entirety so
that the same will offer no conflict with the provisions of the Charter of
Prince George's County, Maryland, so as to strike therefrom the following:

[18-1.

(h) Ordinances.

All acts, ordinances, resolutions, or amendments thereto adopted by
the Board in its legislative capacity are subject to public hearings and
public notice, as provided herein:

(1) Public Notice and Hearings—No act, ordinance or amendments
thereto shall be adopted by the Board until ten (10) days after a public
hearing, and no later than ninety (90) days after the last scheduled hear-
ing on the proposal, except, on motion made within the ninety (90) day
period, the time after public hearings may be extended up to sixty (60)
additional days.

(2)  All legislative sessions shall be open to the public; all votes taken
on acts, ordinances, or amendments thereto, shall be taken publicly and
recorded.

(3)  Notice of proposed hearings shall be published in at least one (1)
newspaper of general circulation in the County at least once each week for
two (2) successive weeks BEGINNING THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE
HEARING. A copy of the proposal or a fair summary of the proposal shall
be included in the notice.

(4)  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY
TO ANY ACT, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR AMENDMENT
THERETO THAT SHALL BE DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY