Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 4-215

  • 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.
If a referendum held under this subtitle results in the creation of a new municipality, the local income tax payments authorized under § 2-607 of the Tax – General Article shall be distributed to the municipality as follows, unless the county commissioners or county council agrees to an accelerated payment schedule:

(1) in the first full fiscal year after the municipal incorporation takes effect, one-third of the distribution otherwise required under § 2-607 of the Tax – General Article;

(2) in the second fiscal year after the municipal incorporation takes effect, two-thirds of the distribution otherwise required under § 2-607 of the Tax – General Article; and

(3) in the third fiscal year after the municipal incorporation takes effect and each subsequent fiscal year, all of the distribution required under § 2-607 of the Tax – General Article.