§ 12-106. Offices and departments

   (a) Scope of section. -- 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) Application of other sections. -- 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) Authority. --

   (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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25, § 3(a), (z); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.