Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 12-106

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
(a) This section applies to all counties except:

(1) Anne Arundel County;

(2) Baltimore City;

(3) Baltimore County;

(4) Cecil County;

(5) Howard County;

(6) Prince George’s County;

(7) Queen Anne’s County; and

(8) Worcester County.

(b) The provisions of §§ 9-105 and 9-106 of this article apply to an act, an ordinance, or a resolution adopted by a commission county under this section.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the governing body of a county may:

(i) create, change, or abolish an office or a department; and

(ii) assign additional functions to an office or a department.

(2) The governing body of a county may not create, change, or abolish an office or a department or transfer a function of an office or department established by the Maryland Constitution, public general law, or public local law.