Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-04-17
The Council

4. All legislative powers of the
town shall be vested in a council
consisting of five councilmen who
shall be elected as hereinafter pro
vided and who shall hold office
for term of four years or until
s the succeeding council takes of.
flee. The regular term of council
men shall expire on the second
Monday following the election of
their successors. Councilman hold
ing office at the time this charter
becomes effective shall continue
to hold office for the term for
which they were elected and UNI
til the succeeding council takes
office under the provisions of this
charter, provided however, that in
the calendar year 1858 the proce-
dure for the nomination and cleo
ton of councilmen shall be that
which is prescribed in the provi-
sions of the charter in force at
the time the resolution hereto
fore mentioned is adopted, and,
provided further, any and all va.
cancies which may exist in the
g five positions of councilman pro-
vlded for in this charter, at the
time for the filing of candidates.
under the aforementioned char.
ter, may be filled for a full term
OF four years in the 1858 election.
.. Councilmen shall have re.
sided in the town for at least two
years Immediately preceding their
election and shall be qualified
voters of the town.
6. Each councilman shall re.
ceive an annual salary which
shall be equal for all councilmen
and Shall be as specified from
time to time by an ordinance
passed by the council in the regu.
lar course of its business; pro
vided, however, that the salary
specified at the time any council
~ takes office shall not be changed
during the period for which that
council was elected. The ordi.
nance making any change in the
salary paid to the several coun.
cilmen, either by way of increase
or decrease, shall be finally or.
dained prior to the municipal cleo.
ton for the members of the next
succeeding council; provided, how
ever, that the initial annual sal
airy payable at the time this char.
ter becomes effective snail be
Two Hundred Forty Dollars
Z. ($240.00).
z. The newly elected council
shall meet at 500 pm. on the
second Monday following its cleo
ton for the purpose of organiZa
ton, after which the council shall
meet regularly at such times as
!, may be prescribed by its rules but
not less frequently than once each
month. Special meetings shall be
called by the clerk-treasurer upor
the request Of the mayor or a ma
1ority of the members of the
council. All meetings of the coun
Gil shall be open to the public
and the rules of the council shall
provide that residents of the towf
shall have a reasonable opportu
nifty to be heard at any meeting
IN regard to any municipal ques
ton.
4 8. The council shall be the iudr,
OF the election and qualification
of its members.
9. The mayor shall serve a,
president Of the council. TIL,
mayor may take part in all dis
cussions, but he shall have n,
a vote. The council shall elect
vice-president of the council from
among its members who shall ac
as president of the council in tn,
absence of the president of tn,
council.
10. A majority of the member
OF the council shall constitute
quorum for the transaction o
business, but no ordinance shall
be approved nor any other actor
taken without the favorable vote
of a majority of the whole mum
Der of members elected TO tn
council.
IL. The council shall determin
its own rules and order of bus
ness. II shall keep a journal o
its proceedings and enter therein
the yeas and nays upon final &C
ton on any question. resolution
or ordinance, or at any other tim'
II required by any one member
The Journal shall be open to pub
lie inspection.
II. Vacancies In the council
shall be filled as provided In Sec
ton 80 Of this charter.
10. No ordinance shall be
passed at the meeting al which