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Voting, time for closing of registration books, qualifications, and absentee

ballot deadline, provisions altered .............................................................. 4041

Charitable Organizations SEE Nonprofit Organizations
Charles County —

Indian Head, annexation..................................................................................... 4030

La Plata, annexation ........................................................................................... 4030

Charters —
Anne Arundel County -
Appeals, Board of, authorized to retain private legal counsel, Charter

amended to provide for ............................................................................... 4092

Appropriation reduction process to be used when revenues are too low to

fund the current budget, Charter amended to provide for ....................... 4092

County attorney prohibited from practicing law privately during term of

office, Charter amended to provide for ..................................................... 4092

County council members, term limitations, Charter amended to provide for            4091

4094
Employee grievances, binding arbitration procedure, Charter amended to

provide for .................................................................................................... 4091

Ethics Commission created; public ethics law required, Charter amended to

provide for .................................................................................................... 4093

Executive branch, reorganization by ordinance, permitted, Charter

amended to provide for ............................................................................... 4091

Pension benefits for County employees not covered by the Maryland State

Retirement and Pension Systems, Charter amended to provide for ........ 4093

Personnel Board authorized to retain private legal counsel, Charter

amended to provide for ............................................................................... 4091

Property tax limitation, language for Charter amendment initiated by

petition, adopted .......................................................................................... 4094

Proposed budget amendments, notice and hearing requirements, Charter

amended to provide for ............................................................................... 4092

Referendum approval of conflicting Charter amendments, procedure for

resolving, Charter amended to provide for ................................................ 4093

Baltimore County -
Planning Board, method of appointment of members altered, Charter

amended to provide for ............................................................................... 4099

Harford County -

Competitive bidding for county purchases, Charter amended to authorize . 4113
Prince George's County -

Contingency reserve of 3% of the general fund in the current expense

budget, Charter amended to provide for ................................................... 4150

Ethics, Board of, alteration of size and terms, Charter amended to provide

for.................................................................................................................. 4166

Homestead credit percentage, method of annual calculation, Charter

amended to provide for ............................................................................... 4165

Term limitations for county executive and members of the county council,

Charter amended to provide for ................................................................. 4171

Wicomico County -
County council, number of votes required for terminating or amending the

Charter, provisions altered .......................................................................... 4173

Woodsboro, new charter adopted ...................................................................... 4052

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