Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-20

other Obligations heretofore
issued by the County, seven per
centum upon the assessable basis
of the County at time of issuance.
b. No bond, certificate of in
debtedness, note, or other obliga-
ton of the County shall be issued
by it for term in excess of IL
months unless such bond, certifi-
cate of Indebtedness, note, or
other obligation is, and so states
on its face, callable by the
County Council in Executive Ses-
sion at any time more than five
years after issuance at face value
and accrued interest. All issues
of bonds, certificates of indebted
ness, notes or other obligations of
the County for term in excess
of IL months shall be issued on
a serial maturity plan providing
for the maturity of the series in
consecutive annual installments no
one of which shall be less than
so per centum of the amount of
any other installment of the
series; and the last installment
of the series shall become due not
later than 80 yeas after date of
issuance.
ARTICLE a.
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SEC. 1. Composition. The Exec
utive Branch of the County Gov
ernment shall be composed of
the County Council in Executive
Session, the County Manager, the
several Departments, namely,
Finance, Public Works, Educa-
ton, Safety, Health, and Welfare,
and the special agencies, namely
the County Personnel Board, the
Office of the County Attorney,
and such other special agencies
as the County Council may by
law provide.
SEC. 2. General Executive
PoaOers. The County Council is
the chief executive authority of
the County and is vested with
the executive power thereof and
constitutes the county commits
sioners thereof. For the exer-
else of such powers the County
Council may sit in Executive SEES
sion at such times as it may
determine. The Executive Ses-
sions of the County Council shall
be open or closed to the public
from time to time as the County
Council may determine.
SEC. 8. Specific Executive
Powers. a. The County Council
shall have power in Executive
Session to
/. Exercise all powers, except
powers to enact legislation, here
tofore or hereafter
a. Vested in the County Coun-
ell pursuant to the requirement
of Article XI-A of the Maryland
Constitution that all references in
the Constitution and laws of the
State to county commissioners
shall be construed to refer to the
County Council whenever such
construction would be reasonable,
including all powers of the board
Of county commissioners, or any
of them, as a local board OF
health or as a district council or
otherwise to adopt and prescribe
rules, regulations, and ordinances
under health, sanitation, coming,
Montgomery County suburban
district, and other laws.
b. Otherwise vested in the
County Council, the Board OF
County Commissioners for Mont
gomery County, or any Of them
BY the Maryland Constitution,
public general laws, or other
| law, or vested in the County
Council by this Charter.
2. Adopt expense and capital
budgets as provided in this Char
ter.
8. Prepare and hold hearings
on a legislative program to be
considered by the County Council
in Legislative Session.
a. Appoint a County Manager and
fix his compensation within linn
its provided by this Charter, and
remove him at will provided he
mas been given 80 days notice
setting forth a statement Of rea-
sons and affording him oppor-
tunity for a public hearing there
on if requested.
5. Elect from its members a
President of the County Council
who shall be the presiding officer
thereof, and a Secretary who
shall be responsible for the min
utes and records of the County
Council in Executive Session.
6. Establish by resolution gen.
eral policies, orders, or instruc-
tions in conformity with law for
administering the functions of
the Executive Branch.
SEC. a. The Veto. To guard
against hasty legislation and af-
ford the People of the County
adequate opportunity to express
their will, no bill shall become
law until the fifteenth day of
June following the close of the
Legislative Session. Prior TO such
date any person shall have the
right to petition the County Coun-
Gil or on written application to
appear in person before it in Ex-
ecutive Session and state his rea-
sons why the bill should not be-
come law. Prior to such date
the County Council in Executive
! Session shall have the right as
the chief executive authority of
the County by the affirmative
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