ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND

CHARTER AMENDMENTS

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to remove the requirement of recodifying the Anne Arundel County Code at least every ten years.

	For*	Against
	143,348	85,180
% of Total	62.7%	37.3%

Question B:
EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCES - APPROPRIATIONS
(County Council Resolution no. 7-16)

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to provide that ordinances related to transfers of appropriations under Charter Section 711, supplementary appropriations under Charter Section 712, and amendments of the capital budget under Charter Section 716 shall take effect when they become law.

	For*	Against
	159,893	57,728
% of Total	73.5%	26.5%

Question C:
PURCHASING CONTRACT LIMITS
(County Council Resolution no. 8-16)

To amend the County Charter to permit the County Council to increase the minimum value of purchases and contracts requiring competitive bidding from $25,000 to an amount up to $75,000.

	For	Against*
	113,849	120,771
% of Total	48.5%	51.5%

Question D:
BUDGETARY & FISCAL PROCEDURES - PRE-SUBMISSION PUBLIC MEETINGS
(County Council Resolution no. 30-16)

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to require the County Executive to hold two public meetings on the proposed County budget no later than 30 days before the start of the annual legislative session of the County Council, before submission to the County Council.

	For*	Against
	199,824	32,994
% of Total	85.8%	14.2%

Question E:
COUNTY EXECUTIVE - POWERS & DUTIES OF OFFICE - DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING
(County Council Resolution no. 31-16)

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to change the title of Director of Programming to Economic Development Officer in Section 405 of the Charter.

	For*	Against
	179,159	44,194
% of Total	80.2%	19.8%

Question F:
INTERIM NOTES
(County Council Resolution no. 43-16)

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to allow the County Council to pass ordinances authorizing the issuance of interim notes to temporarily fund appropriations for capital projects.

	For*	Against
	144,820	81,303
% of Total	64%	36%