ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

COUNTY COUNCIL

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

Elected by the Voters to four-year terms, the County Council consists of seven members. Annually, the Council chooses the Chair and Vice-Chair (County Charter, Art. III, sec. 302)

Arundel Center, 44 Calvert St., Annapolis (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, July 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

BOARD OF APPEALS
Established by the County Council, the Board of Appeals hears appeals of orders relating to administrative, ajudicatory, and executive matters; buildings; licenses and permits; utility extensions; and zoning.

The Board's seven members are appointed to four-year terms by the County Council.

COUNCILMANIC REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
After each federal decennial census, the County Charter requires that the County Council revise the County’s councilmanic election districts (County Charter, Art. XII, sec. 1203).

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