88                                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                                              Ch. 22

77, §36B(e) (1).

The only changes are in style.
3-503. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.

(A)       COMPENSATION.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY BOARD IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE
$2,400 ANNUALLY AS COMPENSATION AND THE OTHER MEMBERS ARE
ENTITLED TO RECEIVE $2,000 EACH ANNUALLY AS COMPENSATION.

(B)       EXPENSES.

THE CHAIRMAN AND THE OTHER MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO THE
ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES PROVIDED IN THE
HOWARD COUNTY BUDGET.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §36B(f).

The only changes are in style.

3-504. MEETINGS.

(A)       REQUIRED TWICE EACH MONTH.

THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL MEET AT LEAST TWICE EACH MONTH.

(B)       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.

(C)       EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE COUNTY BOARD FROM
MEETING AND DELIBERATING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PROVIDED THAT
ALL ACTION IS TAKEN AT A PUBLIC MEETING.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §36B(e)(2).

In subsection (a) of this section, the present
phrase "and shall perform the functions ... with
State law" is deleted as unnecessary. The
present provision that authorizes the Howard
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 Howard 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