3243

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

PRECLUDE ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE FROM PROVIDING PUBLIC
DATA OR INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO ANY OFFICIAL
INQUIRY OR MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATION REQUIRED BY LAW.

SECTION 1006. LIMITATION ON AD VALOREM TAXATION.
EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY
CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS OUTSTANDING ON THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHARTER, THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE
NO POWER TO LEVY ANY AD VALOREM TAX ON REAL OR
PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY PARTICULAR
AGENCY WHICH RECEIVES OR DISBURSES COUNTY FUNDS. ANY
AD VALOREM TAX ON REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED EXCEPTIONS, SHALL ACCRUE ONLY TO THE
GENERAL FUND OF THE COUNTY.

SECTION 1007. BONDING OF OFFICERS. OFFICERS OF
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WHO HAVE POSSESSION OF OR CONTROL
OVER ANY FUNDS OF THE COUNTY SHALL BE BONDED FOR THE
FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN SUCH SUM AS
MAY BE FIXED AND WITH SURETIES TO BE APPROVED BY THE
COUNCIL ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE.
SURETY BOND PREMIUMS SHALL BE PAID BY THE COUNTY.

SECTION 1008. NEWSPAPERS OF RECORD. THE COUNCIL
SHALL DESIGNATE THREE COUNTY NEWSPAPERS OF RECORD FOR
THE PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL COUNTY NOTICES. THE THREE
NEWSPAPERS OF RECORD SHALL HAVE A COMBINED CIRCULATION
OF NOT LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OF
THE COUNTY. SUCH DESIGNATION SHALL BE FOR AT LEAST
ONE YEAR AND SHALL, INSOFAR AS POSSIBLE, PROVIDE
COUNTY-WIDE COVERAGE. AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS' PUBLIC
NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN PRIOR TO ANY CHANGE IN
NEWSPAPERS OF RECORD.

SECTION 1009. PREVAILING HOURS AND WAGES. THE
COUNCIL SHALL PROVIDE BY LAW A SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING
PREVAILING HOURS AND WAGES FOR ALL CONTRACTORS AND
SUBCONTRACTORS PERFORMING WORK FOR THE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT. SAID LAW SHALL ESTABLISH A WAGE
DETERMINATION BOARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTERING
THE PROVISIONS THEREOF. SAID BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED,
IN PART, OF REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRY AND LABOR.

SECTION 1010. COUNTY SEAL. THE COUNCIL SHALL
ADOPT A COUNTY SEAL. THE SEAL SHALL CONTAIN THE
CORPORATE NAME OF THE COUNTY AND SUCH OTHER
INFORMATION OF INSIGNIA AS THE COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE.
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES, THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL, AND SUCH OTHER
OFFICERS AS MAY BE SPECIFIED BY LAW SHALL HAVE POWER