§ 18-203. Powers and duties of Mayor and City Council

   (a) Powers. -- The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City may:

   (1) employ and set the salaries for a Convention Center manager and other necessary personnel;

   (2) accept donations or grants for the maintenance and operation of the Convention Center;

   (3) receive aid for the Convention Center from the federal government, the State, counties, or municipalities;

   (4) set reasonable fees for the use of the Convention Center facilities;

   (5) grant, on the basis of competitive bidding, concessions on the premises of the Convention Center for the sale of food or beverages, including, subject to Article 2B of the Code, alcoholic beverages; and

   (6) perform any act necessary to operate the Convention Center.

(b) Duties. -- The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City shall:

   (1) keep records of the Convention Center consistent with sound business practice;

   (2) conduct an audit of the accounts of the Convention Center at the end of each calendar or fiscal year; and

   (3) submit to the Board of Public Works a detailed annual report on the activities and finances of the Convention Center.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 14-701(b), (c); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.