ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND

CHARTER AMENDMENTS

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to require notice by posting on a subject property pursuant to requirements found in the County Code before amending a comprehensive zoning ordinance to include a zoning change request made to the County Council and not proposed or reviewed by the Office of Planning and Zoning before introduction of the comprehensive zoning ordinance.

	For*	Against
	167,730	38,463
% of Total	81.3%	18.7%

Question B:
PURCHASING CONTRACT LIMITS

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to restrict the County Council’s ability to increase the minimum value of purchases and contracts requiring full competitive bidding from $25,000 to an amount not less than $25,000 and not greater than $50,000 and to require that the award of contracts greater than $5,000 and less than the minimum dollar requirement for full competitive bidding shall be awarded through a simplified competitive process except as otherwise provided by law; and to require that the County Purchasing Agent shall cause to be published on the Anne Arundel County website all awards of contracts through the full and simplified bidding processes for capital improvements, contractual services, professional services, or supplies of $5,000 or greater awarded by the County in accordance with the Anne Arundel County Code.

	For*	Against
	155,711	49,322
% of Total	75.9%	24.1%

Question C:
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - DUTIES OF COUNTY AUDITOR - REPORTS OF FRAUD

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to require that the County Auditor receive a copy of any report related to employee theft or fraud in the County and to permit the County Auditor to inspect the records relating to the report and forward any exception to the findings of the fraud investigation to the County Council and the County Executive.

	For*	Against
	196,908	16,813
% of Total	92.1%	7.9%