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uniformity.

The only other changes are in style.
3-104. MEETINGS.

(A)   ACTIONS TO BE PUBLIC.

ALL ACTIONS OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE TAKEN AT A
PUBLIC MEETING AND A RECORD OF THE MEETING AND ALL ACTIONS
SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC.

(B)   EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE COUNTY BOARD     FROM

MEETING AND DELIBERATING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, PROVIDED   THAT

ALL ACTION OF THE BOARD, TOGETHER WITH THE INDIVIDUAL   VOTE
OF EACH MEMBER, IS CONTAINED IN A PUBLIC RECORD.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §35A(g).

In subsection (a) of this section, the present
phrase "shall perform the usual functions ... or
it" is deleted as unnecessary. The present
provision that authorizes the Charles County
Board to adopt bylaws is deleted in light of
§4-107(4) of this article.

The only other changes are in style.

Although this section provides for open meetings
of the Charles County Board and requires a public
record of the meetings. Art. 76A, §§ 7 through
15, the "sunshine law", contains more specific
requirements for open meetings and would apply to
meetings of the County Board. This is so since
the provisions of the "sunshine law" control over
other provisions in the Code unless these other
provisions "are more stringent".

As to other provisions limiting executive
sessions by county boards, see §4—106(e) of this
article.

SUBTITLE 5. HOWARD COUNTY.

3-501. MEMBERSHIP.

(A)       COMPOSITION.

THE HOWARD COUNTY BOARD CONSISTS OF FIVE MEMBERS.

(B)   QUALIFICATIONS.

(1) A CANDIDATE ELECTED TO THE COUNTY BOARD
SHALL BE A RESIDENT AND REGISTERED VOTER OF HOWARD COUNTY.
ANY MEMBER WHO NO LONGER RESIDES IN HOWARD COUNTY MAY NOT