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MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-108 - Person of Eligible Income

    (a)    An individual or family qualifies as a person of eligible income if the individual or family lacks enough income or assets without financial assistance to live in decent, safe, and sanitary housing without overcrowding.    (b)    (1)    The County Executive, or the County Executive’s designee, shall determine whether an individual or family qualifies as a person of eligible income.        (2)    For elderly individuals, individuals with disabilities, and other individuals or families with special needs, the County Executive or the County Executive’s designee may adjust the requirements for qualifying as a person of eligible income if the County Executive or designee considers that other standards are more appropriate to achieve the public purposes stated in this subtitle.        (3)    A determination made under this subsection is conclusive of the matters determined.    (c)    (1)    The County Executive may change the definition of “person of eligible income” by issuing a proposed regulation.        (2)    The regulation shall take effect only after a public hearing held in accordance with procedures established by the County Council.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-109 - Substantial Part of Housing for Persons of Eligible Income

    A substantial part of the housing in a housing project is deemed to be for persons of eligible income if:        (1)    after financing is provided by the Montgomery Commission, 50% or more of the housing units are occupied first by persons of eligible income;        (2)    20% or more of the housing units are for low-income persons who are assisted or who are eligible to be assisted with federal subsidies; or        (3)    the owners of the housing certify to the Montgomery Commission that they will make their best efforts to meet the standard under item (1) or (2) of this section.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-110 - Assisted Family Housing

    (a)    In this section, the terms “assisted family housing” and “moderate priced dwelling units” have the meanings stated in Montgomery County law.    (b)    This section does not apply to proposed scattered sites and moderate priced dwelling units:        (1)    that are acquired for assisted family housing;        (2)    that are proposed by the Montgomery Commission; and        (3)    for which a public hearing is not required under Montgomery County law.    (c)    (1)    The Montgomery Commission shall hold a public hearing on any assisted family housing it proposes and report in writing the findings and conclusions from the hearing.        (2)    At least 15 days before the hearing, the Montgomery Commission shall give notice of the hearing by a display advertisement in two newspapers of general circulation in the county.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-111 - Budget

    (a)    By May 1 each year, the Montgomery Commission shall submit its proposed budget to the County Council.    (b)    The public shall have an appropriate opportunity to comment on the proposed budget.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-112 - Financial Report

    (a)    On or before November 30 each year, the Montgomery Commission shall issue a financial report for the previous fiscal year based on a certified audit.    (b)    The Montgomery Commission shall publish a summary of the financial report in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the county.    (c)    (1)    On or before December 15 each year, the Montgomery Commission shall publish on its website:            (i)    the financial report issued under subsection (a) of this section; and            (ii)    a full and complete copy of the certified audit report for the previous fiscal year.        (2)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, in performing the duties required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Montgomery Commission shall publish all information in a public record that relates to a financial report or a certified audit report of which the Montgomery Commission is not specifically required to deny an inspection under the Public Information Act.        (3)    Paragraph (2) of this subsection may not be construed as a waiver of information that is protected by privilege.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-113 - Audit

    (a)    The County Executive and County Council may require an audit of the books of the Montgomery Commission.    (b)    To perform the audit, the County Executive and County Council may choose:        (1)    an independent certified public accountant licensed by the State; or        (2)    a firm of certified public accountants licensed by the State.    (c)    The Montgomery Commission shall pay for the audit out of its operating budget.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; Organization and Administration of Montgomery Commission|Section 16-114 - Report of Certain Payment Data -- Searchable Website

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    (i)    “Payee” means a person that receives from the Montgomery Commission an aggregate payment of at least $25,000 in a single fiscal year.            (ii)    “Payee” does not include:                1.    an employee of the Montgomery Commission with respect to the employee’s compensation; or                2.    a retiree of the Montgomery Commission with respect to the retiree’s retirement allowance.        (3)    “Payment data” means, at a minimum, the following information for a particular fiscal year:            (i)    the name of each payee that received a payment from the Montgomery Commission;            (ii)    the location of the payee by postal zip code;            (iii)    the amount of the payment; and            (iv)    the purpose of the payment.        (4)    “Searchable website” means a website created in accordance with this section that allows a user to search and display payment data of the Montgomery Commission.    (b)    On or before December 1, 2021, the Montgomery Commission shall report payment data in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.    (c)    (1)    The Montgomery Commission shall develop and operate a single searchable website accessible to the public at no cost.        (2)    The searchable website shall allow a user to:            (i)    search payment data for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter; and            (ii)    search by the following data fields:                1.    payee name; and                2.    payee zip code.    (d)    This section may not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is required to be kept confidential under federal, State, or local law.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-201 - Bonds Issued by Montgomery Commission

    (a)    Montgomery County may provide by local law for the county’s guarantee of the principal and interest on bonds that the Montgomery Commission issues:        (1)    to finance the acquisition, provision, development, or rehabilitation of housing at rental rates and prices not being offered in adequate quantity by the private sector; or        (2)    to finance wholly or partly:            (i)    mortgage loans secured by the housing; and            (ii)    fund-related reserves and costs that are approved under this subtitle.    (b)    When a mortgage loan is financed partly by bonds guaranteed by Montgomery County and partly by bonds not so guaranteed, the part of the mortgage loan that is financed by bonds not so guaranteed shall be insured by:        (1)    the Federal Housing Administration;        (2)    the Maryland Housing Fund;        (3)    a private mortgage insurer that is:            (i)    authorized to do business in the State; and            (ii)    approved by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal National Mortgage Loan Corporation; or        (4)    more than one of these insurers.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-202 - Terms and Conditions of Bond Guarantees

    (a)    (1)    The Montgomery Commission shall meet the terms and conditions that the county government imposes in guaranteeing bonds issued under this subtitle and § 12-702 of this article.        (2)    If guaranteed revenue bonds are to finance the total cost of the housing, the Montgomery Commission shall meet any requirements that the county government imposes after the bonds are issued to protect the financial solvency of the housing project.    (b)    The total principal of the bonds guaranteed under this subtitle may not exceed $50,000,000.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-203 - Bonds Subject to County Charter; Exceptions

    (a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the bonds authorized to be guaranteed under this subtitle are subject to § 312 of the County Charter.    (b)    The bonds may be structured with:        (1)    substantially level debt service payments; and        (2)    interest-only payments during the projected period for construction or rehabilitation of the housing project financed with bonds issued under this subtitle and § 12-702 of this article.    (c)    (1)    The bonds shall be issued on a serial maturity plan.        (2)    Part of each issue may be sold as term bonds structured with mandatory sinking fund payments, if required for market acceptance and approved by the county government in the manner specified by the County Council resolution adopted under § 16-206 of this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-204 - Montgomery Commission to Provide Information to County Executive

    (a)    (1)    On determining to issue bonds, the Montgomery Commission shall provide to the County Executive information about the bonds and the housing projects benefiting from the bond proceeds.        (2)    The information shall include:            (i)    the terms and conditions of the bonds;            (ii)    an estimate of the bond interest rate and the basis for the estimate;            (iii)    the estimated timing and other provisions about the advertising and sale of the bonds;            (iv)    a description of the proposed housing project, with detailed estimates of construction and related costs to make it ready to rent or sell;            (v)    detailed estimates of operating costs and debt service;            (vi)    schedules of reserves for depreciation and major maintenance;            (vii)    separate schedules that show how, after allowance for vacancies, revenues are expected to cover:                1.    operating costs;                2.    debt service and capital costs; and                3.    reserves for depreciation and major maintenance;            (viii)    separate schedules that:                1.    show the cost, benefit, and effect on rent schedules of added safeguards to ensure solvency of the housing project;                2.    address devices such as mortgage insurance and debt service reserves; and                3.    state the recommendation of the Montgomery Commission on use of those devices;            (ix)    a description of the terms and conditions for construction of the housing project, including any safeguards against construction default and the conditions under which construction financing is to be provided by the Montgomery Commission; and            (x)    a description of the accounting system for recording and controlling expenditures of bond funds, debt service, operating costs, reserves, and revenues.    (b)    Each housing project shall be established as an independent accounting entity for revenues, expenditures, debt service, and reserves.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-205 - Guarantee Procedures

    (a)    The local law implementing this subtitle shall provide procedures for review and approval of the issuance of bonds guaranteed by the county government.    (b)    (1)    The procedures shall include requirements for the County Executive to:            (i)    comment on the feasibility of the proposed bond guarantee and each housing project contemplated by the proposed bond guarantee; and            (ii)    recommend whether the proposed bond guarantee should be approved and any terms and conditions for approval.        (2)    If the County Executive recommends approval, the recommendation shall include a statement that the proposed housing project is fully self-supporting.        (3)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a recommendation by the County Executive to approve the proposed bond guarantee shall be supported by an acceptable independent feasibility study or studies that the Montgomery Commission submits.            (ii)    The County Executive may waive the feasibility study requirement for a housing project financed, insured, or assisted by the State or the federal government.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-206 - County Council to Approve, Modify, or Disapprove Bond Guarantees

    (1)    After considering the recommendations of the County Executive and holding a public hearing, the County Council shall approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the proposed bond guarantee.    (2)    The County Council shall state the terms and conditions of an approved bond guarantee, including:        (i)    the maximum interest payable;        (ii)    the terms of the bond issue;        (iii)    the purposes for which the bond proceeds may be expended; and        (iv)    the method of controlling the expenditures of the bond proceeds and the revenues and expenditures for housing projects financed by the bond proceeds.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-207 - County Executive to Concur in or Disapprove Bond Guarantee

    (a)    (1)    An approval of a bond guarantee by the County Council shall be submitted to the County Executive within 3 days for concurrence or disapproval.        (2)    If the County Executive does not communicate disapproval and reasons for the disapproval to the County Council within 10 days after receipt of an approval of a bond guarantee from the Council, the Council’s approval shall stand.    (b)    The County Council may override a disapproval of a bond guarantee by a vote of at least six members.    (c)    The County Council may rescind an approval of a bond guarantee by resolution adopted:        (1)    before the advertisement of the bonds; or        (2)    if the sale is to be private, before the earlier of:            (i)    the sale of the bonds; and            (ii)    the distribution of a related offering circular.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-208 - Allocation of Part of Guarantee

    (a)    On request of the Montgomery Commission, the county may allocate by local law a part of the total guarantee authorized by this subtitle in an amount that the local law determines.    (b)    (1)    Without further approval by the County Council, the County Executive may approve by executive order the use of all or part of the allocation authorized under subsection (a) of this section as a bond guarantee.        (2)    The Montgomery Commission may then issue bonds guaranteed by as much of the allocation as the County Executive has approved as a bond guarantee, and the proceeds of the bonds shall be used to:            (i)    finance wholly or partly mortgage loans secured by housing; and            (ii)    fund related reserves and costs approved under this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-209 - Independent and County-Sponsored Audits

    (a)    (1)    The Montgomery Commission shall provide annually to the county government an audit of each housing project financed by bonds guaranteed by the county.        (2)    The audit shall be done by:            (i)    an independent certified public accountant licensed by the State; or            (ii)    a firm of independent certified public accountants licensed by the State.        (3)    The accountant or firm of accountants shall provide appropriate certified financial statements and a management letter on the financial soundness of the housing project.    (b)    The county government may undertake financial and compliance audits on housing projects financed by bonds guaranteed under this subtitle.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-210 - Validity and Enforceability of Bonds

    A bond stating in substance that it has been issued by the Montgomery Commission to help finance a housing project for persons of eligible income shall be considered to have been issued for that purpose in a proceeding in which the validity or enforceability of the bond or the security for the bond is in question.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 2 - Bonds|Section 16-211 - Bond Sales

    Montgomery Commission bonds may be sold at a public or private sale in the manner and on the terms authorized by resolution of the Montgomery Commission.
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining|Section 16-301 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to:         (1)    an attorney in the General Counsel’s office;        (2)    an employee who assists or acts in a confidential capacity for an individual who formulates, determines, or carries out management policies in the field of labor-management relations;        (3)    a Montgomery Commission merit system employee during the employee’s initial probationary period; or        (4)    a supervisor, as defined in § 2(11) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 152(11).
MD. Housing and Community Development Code Ann. §  16-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Housing and Community Development|Division II - Housing Authorities|Title 16 - Montgomery County|Subtitle 3 - Collective Bargaining|Section 16-302 - Bargaining Units

    (a)    Montgomery Commission employees are divided into two bargaining units:        (1)    the office/professional/technical unit; and        (2)    the service/labor/trade unit.    (b)    The office/professional/technical unit includes:        (1)    office classification titles in which employees are responsible for communications, recording and retrieving information, and paperwork required in an office;        (2)    professional classification titles in which employees have special or theoretical knowledge that usually is acquired through college training, other training that provides comparable knowledge, or work experience;        (3)    paraprofessional classification titles in which employees perform, in a supportive role, some duties of a professional or technician that usually require less formal training or experience than those duties performed by those with professional or technical status; and        (4)    technical classification titles in which employees have both basic scientific or technical knowledge and manual skill that are usually acquired through specialized postsecondary school education or through equivalent on-the-job training.    (c)    The service/labor/trade unit includes:        (1)    classification titles in which employees:            (i)    perform service and maintenance;            (ii)    may operate specialized machinery or heavy equipment; and            (iii)    have duties that contribute to the comfort and convenience of the public or to the upkeep and care of Montgomery Commission buildings, facilities, or grounds; and        (2)    classification titles in which employees must have a special manual skill and thorough knowledge of processes that are acquired through on-the-job training, experience, apprenticeship, or formal training programs.