Ch. 441

2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(D)     A PUBLIC BODY SHALL KEEP A COPY OF A NOTICE PROVIDED UNDER THIS
SECTION FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF THE SESSION.

10-508.

(d) (2) Before a public body meets in closed session, the presiding officer
shall:

(i) conduct a recorded vote on the closing of the session; and

(ii) make a written statement of the reason for closing the meeting,
including a citation of the authority under this section, and a listing of the topics to be
discussed.

(5) A PUBLIC BODY SHALL KEEP A COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT
MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR AFTER
THE DATE OF THE SESSION.

10-509.

(c) (3) (i) A [closed] session may be tape recorded BY A PUBLIC BODY.

(ii) [A public body shall provide for the preservation for 1 year of its
minutes and any tape recording of its closed meetings.

(iii)] Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of this
subsection, the minutes and any tape recording of a closed session shall be sealed and
may not be open to public inspection.

(E)     A PUBLIC BODY SHALL KEEP A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF EACH SESSION
AND ANY TAPE RECORDING MADE UNDER SUBSECTION (C)(3)(I) OF THIS SECTION FOR
AT LEAST 1 YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF THE SESSION.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2004.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 441
(Senate Bill 160)

AN ACT concerning

Cecil County - Bridge or Road Construction or Repair Contracts

FOR the purpose of altering the threshold amount of certain expenditures that are
required to be made by competitively bid contracts in Cecil County; repealing a
limitation on the amount of certain contracts that a contractor may be awarded
during a certain period; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally
relating to bridge or road construction or repair contracts in Cecil County.

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