MML Research Inquiry of the Month
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June 2008I know that most Maryland cities and towns hold non-partisan elections. Which municipalities hold partisan elections?
May 2008
I understand that municipalities sometimes end up with Homestead Property Tax Credit percentages of less than 110% not necessarily due to their own policy choices but because their inaction forces them to comply with the tax credit percentage adopted by the county. Can you tell me how many municipalities' tax credit percentages are a result of such inaction?
April 2008
Are elected officials covered under the state's workers' compensation law?
March 2008
Would a municipality be able to annex land located in an adjacent county?
February 2008
Our town code currently requires that a sitting councilmember be a member of the town's Historic District Commission. We'd like to remove that requirement but weren't sure if doing so was permitted under state law.
January 2008
Our town code currently requires that a sitting councilmember be a member of the town's Historic District Commission. We'd like to remove that requirement but weren't sure if doing so was permitted under state law.
December 2007
On November 5th, the town council held a closed meeting in accordance with the State Open Meetings Act. No one disputes the fact that the mayor and council properly closed and recorded this meeting. However, some controversy arose when the council reconvened at its next meeting on November 14 and immediately resumed the previous closed session as a continuation of the prior week's meeting. Since the public was made aware that the council had not yet completed its discussion from the previous meeting, is it necessary for the elected body to take yet another vote before resuming the closed session?
November 2007
Our City Ethics Ordinance says that all actions of the Ethics Commission are to be treated as confidential "until a final determination by the Commission."However, one of our citizens insists that a written complaint filed with the Commission is not among the public records exempted from disclosure under the Maryland Public Information Act. Do we need to turn over records related to the complaint despite this provision in our ethics ordinance?
October 2007
Is there a place where I can view the complete codes of multiple municipalities so that I don't have to go to each individual town's website?
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