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County Council

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Number and term.

Qualifications.

Prohibitions.

Salary.

President of the County Council; President pro tempore.

Powers of County Council.

Vacancies.

Clerk of County Council.

Investigations; refusal to obey; penalties.

Procedure.

Action required by ordinance.

Ordinances generally.

Procedure for amendments to Zoning Code.

Procedure for adoption of official map.

Consideration and adoption of the annual operating budget ordinance.

Submission of ordinance to County Executive.

Emergency ordinances.

Budget of revenues.

Capital program and capital budget.

Unrestricted use of present revenues [Repealed].

Authentication, recording, codification, and reproduction of ordinances.

Adoption of pay plans.

Creation of debt.

Councilmanic districts.

Redistricting after each census.

Election of County Executive and officials of the county governing body.

Creation of departments and agencies.

Vesting of slum clearance and housing authorities' powers in county departments.

Initial council meeting.