Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 16-302

  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
Each county, municipality, and special taxing district shall maintain its financial records by a method that allows for the recording and reporting of all information contained in them for the fiscal year adopted under § 16-301 of this subtitle.