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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 843

(House Bill 1954)

AN ACT concerning

City of Annapolis — Redevelopment and
Urban Renewal

FOR the purpose of permitting the City of Annapolis in
Anne Arundel County to establish and terminate an
Urban Renewal Authority.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

The Charter of the City of Annapolis

Section 89

Anne Arundel County

(1969 Edition and 1975 Supplement, as amended)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 89 of the Charter of the City of
Annapolis in Anne Arundel County (1969 Edition and 1975
Supplement, as amended) be and it is hereby repealed and
reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Charter of the City of Annapolis

89.

The municipality may itself exercise all the powers
granted by this sub—heading or may, if by ordinance
adopted by two—thirds vote of the mayor and aldermen it
determines such action to be in the public interest,
elect to have such powers exercised by a separate [public
body or agency] BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE, WHICH SHALL
BE KNOWN AND STYLED AS THE ANNAPOLIS URBAN RENEWAL
AUTHORITY, as hereinafter provided. In the event said
legislative body makes such determination, it shall
proceed [by ordinance] to establish [a public body or
agency] SUCH A SEPARATE BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE to
undertake in the municipality the activities authorized
by this sub—heading. Such ordinance shall include
provisions establishing the number of members of such
[public body or agency] A SEPARATE BODY POLITIC AND
CORPORATE, the manner of their appointment and removal,
the terms of said members and their compensation. The
ordinance may include such additional provisions relating
to the organization of [said public body or agency] SUCH
A SEPARATE BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE as may be
necessary.

AT ANY TIME AFTER THE ORIGINAL ADOPTION OF AN
ORDINANCE BY THE LEGISLATIVE BODY ESTABLISHING SUCH A
SEPARATE BODY POLITIC AND CORPORATE, THE MUNICIPALITY, BY
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN, IF IT DETERMINES THE ACTION TO BE IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST, MAY MODIFY, AMEND, RESTRICT, EXPAND,
REVOKE, RESCIND, OR TERMINATE ANY OR ALL OF THE POWERS