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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-102 - Applicability of Title 12

    Title 12 of this article applies to the Annapolis Authority except where it is inconsistent with this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-103 - Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis Established

    The Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis is a public body corporate and politic that:         (1)    exercises public and essential governmental functions; and        (2)    has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Division II.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-104 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Annapolis Authority consists of seven Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Annapolis and approved by the Annapolis City Council.        (2)    Of the seven Commissioners:            (i)    one shall be a tenant of an Annapolis Authority property other than an Annapolis Authority property for seniors; and            (ii)    one shall be a tenant of an Annapolis Authority property for seniors.    (b)    (1)    The term of a Commissioner is 5 years.        (2)    The terms of Commissioners are staggered as required by the terms provided for Commissioners on October 1, 2006.        (3)    At the end of a term, a Commissioner continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A Commissioner who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a Commissioner while in office and for 2 years after leaving office may not be employed by the Annapolis Authority for compensation on a permanent or temporary full-time, part-time, contractual, or other basis.        (2)    Subject to approval by the Mayor of Annapolis and by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the prohibition contained in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be waived for good cause shown.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-105 - Status of Commissioners and Annapolis Authority Personnel

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other law, the Annapolis Authority’s Commissioners, Executive Director, and deputy directors are local officials under any public ethics law of the Annapolis City Council.    (b)    (1)    When first retained by the Annapolis Authority, attorneys and consultants shall disclose potential conflicts of interest relating to representation of the Annapolis Authority.        (2)    The Annapolis Authority shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-106 - Removal of Executive Director

    The Annapolis Authority may remove the Executive Director by the affirmative vote of at least five Commissioners.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-107 - Annapolis Authority Meetings

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Annapolis Authority shall publish notice of each of its meetings in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the City of Annapolis at least 7 days before the meeting.        (2)    The notice shall contain:            (i)    the date, time, and place of the meeting; and            (ii)    a summary of the subject matter to be considered at the meeting.        (3)    The Chair of the Annapolis Authority may waive the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection for an emergency meeting if:            (i)    notice cannot reasonably be given; and            (ii)    minutes of the emergency meeting will be included in the minutes of the next open meeting of the Annapolis Authority.        (4)    The Annapolis Authority may add an item to the agenda for the meeting after publication of the notice if the item is necessary to the business of the Annapolis Authority and could not reasonably have been placed on the agenda when the notice was published.    (b)    (1)    The Annapolis Authority may meet in closed session or adjourn an open session and reconvene in a closed session only to:            (i)    discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, removal, or resignation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom the Annapolis Authority has jurisdiction;            (ii)    consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related to the acquisition;            (iii)    consult with counsel;            (iv)    consult with staff, consultants, or other individuals about pending or potential litigation;            (v)    comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter; or            (vi)    satisfy an exceptional reason, if at least two–thirds of the Commissioners present vote to find that the reason is so compelling that it overrides the general public policy in favor of open sessions.        (2)    The Annapolis Authority meeting in closed session under this section may not discuss or act on any matter not specified under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-108 - Actions Needing Approval in Open Meeting

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, unless the action is approved in advance by the Annapolis Authority at an open meeting, the Annapolis Authority may not:        (1)    award a contract exceeding $5,000;        (2)    pay more than $350 for official travel, hotel, and meal expenses; or        (3)    pay more than $350 for items for personal use, including automobiles.    (b)    The Annapolis Authority may not reimburse a Commissioner or an employee for expenses incurred unless the reimbursement is approved in advance by the Annapolis Authority at an open meeting.    (c)    In an emergency, the Annapolis Authority or the Executive Director may award a contract exceeding $5,000 if the contract is brought before the Annapolis Authority for review at its next regularly scheduled meeting.    (d)    Money awarded or spent in violation of this section may be recovered by the Annapolis Authority or the City of Annapolis, as appropriate, from the person compensated, together with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees that the court determines.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-109 - Purchases by Annapolis Authority

    (a)    The Annapolis Authority shall adopt purchasing provisions that conform to the Code of the City of Annapolis.    (b)    All purchases by the Annapolis Authority that are not specifically regulated by federal procurement requirements shall be made:        (1)    as provided by the provisions adopted under this section; or        (2)    as approved by federal authorities.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-110 - Budget

    (a)    At least 30 days before submission of the proposed annual operating budget to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Annapolis Authority shall publish a brief summary of the proposed annual operating budget in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the City of Annapolis.    (b)    At least 2 weeks before the submission of a proposed annual operating budget, the Annapolis Authority shall hold an open meeting that gives the public an adequate opportunity to comment to the Executive Director of the Annapolis Authority and its Board of Commissioners.    (c)    At least 5 days before the open meeting required under subsection (b) of this section, the Annapolis Authority shall make the proposed annual operating budget available to the public.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-111 - Annual Audit

    (a)    Before March 1 of each year, the Annapolis Authority shall submit an audit of its books and records to the Mayor of Annapolis and City Council of Annapolis.    (b)    The audit shall:        (1)    be performed in accordance with the federal Single Audit Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 7501-7507;        (2)    follow generally accepted governmental auditing standards; and        (3)    be performed by an independent certified public accountant approved by the Annapolis Authority and by federal authorities.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  13-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 13 - City of Annapolis|Section 13-112 - Prohibitions Against Exceptions to Local Laws

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a State public body may not make an exception for the Annapolis Authority to a law, a rule, a regulation, or an ordinance that:        (1)    operates in the City of Annapolis; and        (2)    relates to:            (i)    licensure; or            (ii)    the inspection of real property.    (b)    A State public body may, for the Annapolis Authority:        (1)    extend the time period, within an inspection cycle, for the reinspection of a unit that fails an initial inspection; or        (2)    waive a fee or fine that is associated with the licensure or inspection of real property.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  14-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 14 - Anne Arundel County|Section 14-101 - Applicability of Title 12

    Title 12 of this article applies to the Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County, formerly the Housing Authority of Anne Arundel County, except where it is inconsistent with this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  14-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 14 - Anne Arundel County|Section 14-102 - Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County Established

    The Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County is a public body corporate and politic that:         (1)    exercises public and essential governmental functions; and        (2)    has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Division II.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  14-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 14 - Anne Arundel County|Section 14-103 - Membership

    (a)    The Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County consists of seven Commissioners, appointed by the County Executive.    (b)    The term of a Commissioner is 4 years coterminous with that of the County Executive.    (c)    A Commissioner who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Baltimore Authority” means the Housing Authority of Baltimore City.    (c)    (1)    “Housing project” means a work or undertaking that is planned, acquired, owned, used, developed, constructed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or improved to provide:            (i)    housing, of which a substantial part shall be for persons of eligible income; and            (ii)    streets, roads, sewers, water service, and other supporting public or private commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, community, or civic facilities that are needed for sound community development.        (2)    “Housing project” includes lands, buildings, improvements, and other real or personal property.    (d)    “Person of eligible income” means an individual or a family that lacks sufficient income or assets without financial assistance to live in decent, safe, and sanitary housing without overcrowding.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-102 - Applicability of Title 12

    Title 12 of this article applies to the Baltimore Authority except where it is inconsistent with this title.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-103 - Findings

    The General Assembly finds that:         (1)    in Baltimore City and in the area of operation of the Baltimore Authority there is unsafe and unsanitary housing, and there is a critical shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing that persons of eligible income can afford to rent or buy;        (2)    as a result of this shortage, persons of eligible income must occupy overcrowded and congested housing or must pay too much of their income for shelter;        (3)    these conditions require too much public money to be spent for public health and safety, fire and accident protection, crime prevention and punishment, and other public services and facilities;        (4)    the shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing cannot be wholly relieved through private enterprise, and therefore building housing for persons of eligible income and spending public money to help get it built do not compete with private enterprise;        (5)    the construction and operation of housing to remedy the conditions described in this section and the implementation of this title are valid public purposes and essential government functions for which public money may be spent; and        (6)    the provisions of this title are necessary in the public interest.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-104 - Housing Authority of Baltimore City Established

    The Housing Authority of Baltimore City is a public body corporate and politic that:         (1)    exercises public and essential governmental functions; and        (2)    has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Division II.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-105 - Powers of Baltimore Authority

    (a)    In addition to the powers listed elsewhere in this Division II and any powers given by local law, the Baltimore Authority within its area of operation may:        (1)    make mortgage loans;        (2)    make rent subsidy payments to or for persons of eligible income;        (3)    make construction loans and long-term mortgage loans to any person to produce housing for persons of eligible income; and        (4)    purchase and insure mortgages secured by housing for persons of eligible income.    (b)    Not more than 80% of the residents of a housing project may have incomes above the levels for persons of eligible income.    (c)    The listing of powers in this section does not imply that the exercise of those powers by the Baltimore Authority before July 1, 1990, was unauthorized.    (d)    The power of the Baltimore Authority to rent housing to persons of eligible income is not limited by § 12-402 of this article.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-106 - Housing Employees Eligible to Be Commissioners

    An employee of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development or of any unit succeeding to its functions may be a Commissioner of the Baltimore Authority.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-107 - Board of Estimates Approval Required

    A housing project may not be commenced, arranged, contracted for, or carried out in the City of Baltimore unless the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City approves its location.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-108 - Baltimore Authority Police Force

    (a)    In this section, “Baltimore Authority police officer” means a member of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City Police Force who, when acting in an official capacity, may make arrests.    (b)    There is a Housing Authority of Baltimore City Police Force.    (c)    The Executive Director of the Baltimore Authority or the Director’s designee shall appoint the Baltimore Authority police officers.    (d)    (1)    A Baltimore Authority police officer has all of the powers of a law enforcement officer in the State.        (2)    A Baltimore Authority police officer may exercise these powers on property that is owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of the Baltimore Authority.        (3)    A Baltimore Authority police officer may exercise these powers elsewhere only if:            (i)    doing so is necessary to facilitate the orderly flow of traffic to or from property that is owned, leased, operated by, or under the control of the Baltimore Authority; or            (ii)    the officer is:                1.    ordered to do so by the Mayor of Baltimore City;                2.    asked or authorized to do so by the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City; or                3.    engaged in fresh pursuit of a suspected offender.    (e)    (1)    The Baltimore Authority shall adopt standards, qualifications, and prerequisites of character, training, education, human and public relations, experience, and performance for Baltimore Authority police officers.        (2)    To the extent feasible, the standards shall be similar to those adopted for the Baltimore City Police Department.    (f)    (1)    This section does not:            (i)    treat a Baltimore Authority police officer as a member of the Baltimore City Police Department; or            (ii)    affect the salary, benefits, or retirement program of an employee of the Baltimore Authority.        (2)    The list of powers in this section does not imply that the exercise of powers by the Baltimore Authority before July 1, 1991, was unauthorized.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  15-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 15 - Baltimore City|Section 15-109 - Employee Relations

    (a)    (1)    The Baltimore Authority may recognize and engage in collective bargaining with the exclusive bargaining representatives of all appropriate employee bargaining units, including units consisting of:            (i)    maintenance, housekeeping, and technical personnel;            (ii)    administrative and clerical personnel; and            (iii)    supervisory personnel.        (2)    The power under paragraph (1) of this section includes the power of the Baltimore Authority to:            (i)    deal with and, through an exclusive bargaining representative, address grievances and settle disputes;            (ii)    meet and bargain in good faith with an exclusive bargaining representative about wages, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment to form a binding labor agreement; and            (iii)    draft and execute labor agreements that last not more than 3 consecutive fiscal years.        (3)    A bargaining unit under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not include:            (i)    confidential employees;            (ii)    contractual employees employed for less than 5 consecutive years;            (iii)    probationary employees;            (iv)    attorneys in the general counsel’s office;            (v)    supervisors, as defined in 29 U.S.C. § 152(11); or            (vi)    employees whose main responsibility is to manage or direct independently the assets and affairs of the Baltimore Authority.    (b)    The Baltimore Authority may engage in binding third-party arbitration of:        (1)    disputes over a term or condition of employment; and        (2)    grievances that relate to the interpretation or application of a written collective bargaining agreement, employment regulation, or work rule.    (c)    The Baltimore Authority may exercise any power that is necessary and appropriate to establish and implement a system of collective bargaining with its employees.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  17-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 17 - Prince George's County|Section 17-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Continuing care facility” means a facility in which shelter and medical and nursing services or other health related services are made available:        (1)    to an individual who is 60 years old or older and not related by blood or marriage to the provider;        (2)    for the life of the individual or for a period exceeding 1 year; and        (3)    under a written agreement that requires a transfer of assets or an entrance fee, notwithstanding periodic charges.    (c)    (1)    “Housing project” means a work or undertaking to provide decent, safe, and sanitary urban or rural apartments, or other housing for the persons of eligible income who live in the area of the housing.        (2)    “Housing project” includes buildings, land, equipment, facilities, and other real or personal property that is planned, acquired, owned, used, developed, reconstructed, rehabilitated, or improved to provide:            (i)    the housing; or            (ii)    the necessary, convenient, or desirable:                1.    appurtenances, streets, roads, sewers, water service, parks, site preparation, or gardening; or                2.    supporting public or private administrative, commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, welfare, community, or civic facilities that are needed for sound community development.    (d)    “Person of eligible income” means an individual or a family that:        (1)    lives in the area of operation of the Prince George’s Authority that undertakes a housing project; and        (2)    as determined by the Prince George’s Authority, lacks sufficient income without financial assistance to live in decent, safe, and sanitary housing without overcrowding.    (e)    “Prince George’s Authority” means the Housing Authority of Prince George’s County.