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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

CHANGE IN THE BOUNDARY LINES OF HIS COUNCILMANIC
DISTRICT MADE DURING HIS TERM.

SECTION 311. OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE
COUNCIL SHALL ELECT FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS A CHAIRMAN
AND A VICE CHAIRMAN. THE CHAIRMAN, OR IN HIS ABSENCE
THE VICE CHAIRMAN, SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS. ON
ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE COUNCIL THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE
CHAIRMAN SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE THE VOTE TO WHICH
EACH IS ENTITLED AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.

SECTION 312. CLERK OF THE COUNCIL. THESE SHALL
BE A CLERK OF THE COUNCIL WHO SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF
ITS MEETINGS, MAINTAIN ITS JOURNAL AND PERFORM SUCH
OTHER DUTIES AS THE COUNCIL MAY DIRECT. THE CLERK OF
THE COUNCIL SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL
AND SHALL RECEIVE SUCH COMPENSATION AS THE COUNCIL MAY
DETERMINE.

SECTION 313. OFFICE OF AUDITS AND
INVESTIGATIONS. THERE SHALL BE AN OFFICE OF AUDITS
AND INVESTIGATIONS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION AND
DIRECTION OF A COUNTY AUDITOR WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED
BY THE COUNCIL. THE COUNTY AUDITOR SHALL SERVE AT THE
PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL AND SHALL RECEIVE SUCH
COMPENSATION AS THE COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE. THE
AUDITOR SHALL, NOT LATER THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE
COUNCIL AND TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE A COMPLETE
FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR OF ALL
AGENCIES THAT RECEIVE OR DISBURSE COUNTY FUNDS. UPON
RECOMMENDATION BY THE AUDITOR THAT A STATE AUDIT IN A
GIVEN YEAR IS ADEQUATE, THE COUNCIL MAY, BY
RESOLUTION, EXEMPT FROM COUNTY AUDIT AN AGENCY WHOSE
ENTIRE RECORDS, ACCOUNTS, AND AFFAIRS ABE COMPLETELY
AUDITED EACH YEAR BY OR WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND. ANY SUCH RESOLUTION OF EXEMPTION FROM
AUDIT SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN
ONE YEAR. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL AUDIT, EITHER THE
COUNCIL OR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE MAY AT ANY TIME ORDER
A SPECIAL AUDIT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF ANY AGENCY
RECEIVING OR DISBURSING COUNTY FUNDS, AND UPON THE
DEATH, RESIGNATION, REMOVAL OR EXPIRATION OF THE TERM
OF ANY COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, THE AUDITOR
SHALL CAUSE A SPECIAL AUDIT TO BE MADE OF THE ACCOUNTS
MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICER, AND BY HIS AGENCY. IF, AS
A RESULT OF ANY AUDIT, AN OFFICER SHALL BE FOUND TO BE
INDEBTED TO THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL
PROCEED FORTHWITH TO COLLECT THE INDEBTEDNESS. IN THE
EVENT THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL BE FOUND TO BE