NORTH EAST

NORTH EAST

(Cecil County)

Charter Amendment No. C-93-5-1

Charter Amendment - Adoption of New Charter

For the purpose of repealing the Charter of the Town of North East and adopting
a new Charter for the municipal corporation known as the Town of North East to stand
in the place of the Charter so repealed; for the purpose of reestablishing a form of
government for the municipal corporation known as the Town of North East; providing
for the election and appointment of officials of the municipal corporation; providing for a
Board of Supervisors of Elections; specifying the procedures of registration for all Town
elections; specifying provisions for voting in Town elections by absentee ballot; specifying
the powers of the municipal corporation; providing for the procedure of adopting,
amending, or rejecting municipal ordinances; providing for the enforcement of ordinances
and levying of fines as misdemeanors and municipal infractions for violations of
ordinances; providing for the appointment of a Town Administrator, Clerk-Treasurer, a
Town Attorney and specifying the duties and responsibilities of said positions; and
specifying the town's authority to hire additional personnel; providing for the borrowing
of funds and the creation of debts and other obligations by and on behalf of the municipal
corporation for various purposes, and updating the procedures for dealing with other
taxation and financial matters of the municipal corporation; providing for the
continuation of ordinances and resolutions enacted by the Commission of the Town of
North East prior to the adoption of this Charter except under certain circumstances;
providing that the adoption of this Charter is not intended to alter ownership, title or
control of property in which the municipal corporation had an interest prior to its
adoption; providing that the adoption of this Charter does not affect any liabilities, debts
or other obligations entered into or incurred by or on behalf of the municipal corporation
prior to its adoption and that such liabilities, debts and other obligations shall continue to
be fulfilled and satisfied by the municipal corporation; providing that the terms of office
and incumbency of existing Town Commission and the continuity of units of the Town
government are not affected by the adoption of this Charter; and all such and other
matters generally relating to the continued existence and operation of the municipal
corporation known as the Town of North East.

[Sections 101 through 1403, inclusive, of the Charter of the Town of North East,
Cecil County, as found in the compilation of Municipal Charters of Maryland (1990
Replacement Edition and 1993 Supplement), repealed.

Sections 101 through 1402, inclusive, of the Charter of the Town of North East,
Cecil County, as found in the compilation of Municipal Charters of Maryland (1990
Replacement Edition and 1993 Supplement), added.

Effective Date July 6, 1993]

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