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Code Home Rule Government
EfficiencyAccountabilityTransparency
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Local Government Now. . .Slide3
Commissioners are a combined Executive and Legislative body
Local laws are adopted by authority of the Maryland General AssemblyUp to 21 months elapse from proposal to effective dateLegislative hearings are in Annapolis
188 State legislators decide what laws are right for St. Mary’s County
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Commissioner GovernmentSlide4
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Local Government Under Code Home Rule . . .Slide5
Commissioners are a combined
Executive and Legislative bodyLocal laws are adopted by Commissioners (Authority
from General Assembly
NOT required)
Only 2
months from proposal to effective
date
Legislative
h
earings
in
Leonardtown
5 Commissioners decide what laws are rightfor St. Mary’s County
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Code Home Rule
GovernmentSlide6
Code
Home RuleCounty Population
Kent
(
20,191)
Allegany
(74,012)
Worcester (51,578)
Caroline (32,718)
Queen Anne’s
(48,595)
Charles (150,592)
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Forms
of GovernmentSlide7
Charter
County PopulationBaltimore City ( 621,492)Montgomery (1,004,709)
Baltimore ( 817,455)
Anne Arundel
( 550,488)
Prince George’s ( 881,138)
Wicomico ( 100,647)
Howard ( 299,430)
Harford
( 248,622)
Talbot ( 38,098)
Dorchester
( 32,551)Cecil ( 101,696)
Frederick ( 239,582)
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Forms
of GovernmentSlide8
Commissioner
County Population
Calvert ( 89,628)
Carroll (167,217)
Garrett ( 29,854)
St. Mary’s
(108,987)
Somerset ( 26,253)
Washington (149,980)
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Forms
of GovernmentSlide9
Efficiency
Local Law-making AuthorityThe Constitution of Maryland:
“
a code county may enact, amend,
or
repeal a
public local law
of that county.”
Public
L
ocal Law:
a
law applicable to the incorporation,
organization
, or
government of a code county
and
contained in the county's
code
of public local laws
.
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Public
Local LawDOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Laws which apply to
more than one county
- Statewide laws
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Efficiency
Local Law-making AuthoritySlide11
COMMISSIONERS MAY
NOT ENACT ANY New tax
New license fee
New franchise tax
N
ew
fee
Code Home Rule = NO NEW LOCAL TAXES
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Efficiency
Local Law-making AuthoritySlide12
Any
enactment, amendment, or repeal is subject to
a referendum
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Accountability
Right of ReferendumSlide13
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- Petition with signatures
of at least 10% of the voters
- Filed with the county board of elections
within 40 days after a local law is enacted
If more than one-half but less than the full number of signatures required are filed within 40 days, the time
is extended for an
additional 40 days
Accountability
Right of Referendum
Any enactment,
amendment, or repeal is subject
to a referendum Slide14
Legislative Days
Commissioners specify a number of days, not exceeding 45 days, in each year on which the Commissioners may meet to enact public local laws.
Days do
not
have to be consecutive.
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Transparency
Legislative ProcessSlide15
Sponsorship
A Commissioner may introduce a billon any legislative day.
The name
of the
Commissioner
who
introduced the
bill
will appear on the bill.
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Transparency
Legislative ProcessSlide16
Public Hearing
Commissioner President schedules a public hearing on a proposed law.Hearing takes place no sooner than 7
days after
introduction.
Bill
may be rejected without a hearing by vote of 4 of 5
Commissioners.
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Transparency
Legislative ProcessSlide17
Amendment
Entire proposalreprinted locally as amended.17
Transparency
Legislative ProcessSlide18
Passage
Final passage on a legislative dayAffirmative vote of3 of 5 Commissioners required
Yeas
and
nays recorded
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Transparency
Legislative ProcessSlide19
Notice
Bill or fair summary published at least 3 times during the following 4 weeks
Effective Date
45
days after enacted or later date specified
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Transparency
Legislative ProcessSlide20
Draft:Subject to approval at referendum, the county shall operate under Article XI-F
of the
Maryland
Constitution
At
least
2
public
hearings
Commissioners’ decision - Within 60 days
- 4 of 5 affirmative votes required
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Process for Adoption of Home Rule
ResolutionSlide21
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Process for Adoption of Home Rule
Public Hearings on Code Home Rule:
September 17
– Ridge VFD
October 14
– Hollywood VRS
November 10
– 7
th
District VFD
January 19
– Bay District VFD
February 23
– 2
nd
District VFD
March 22
– Leonardtown VFD
April 12
– Golden Beach VFDSlide22
Referendum
Certified copy of the Resolution to the County Board of ElectionsReferendum at November 8, 2016 General Election COUNTY BECOMES A CODE COUNTY ON DECEMBER 8, 2016
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Process for Adoption of Home RuleSlide23
NO NEW TAXES
NO COUNTY EXECUTIVENO NEW DEPARTMENTSNO NEW COSTS OF GOVERNMENT23
Code home rule governmentSlide24
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LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS
RIGHT OF REFERENDUM
EFFICIENCY
TRANSPARENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY
Code home rule governmentSlide25
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Code home rule government
IT’S UP TO
YOU
TO DECIDE