§ 9-305. Resolution to adopt home rule  


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  •    (a) Decision on adoption. -- Within 60 days after the last public hearing, the county commissioners shall decide whether to adopt code home rule.

    (b) Requirements for resolution. -- To adopt code home rule, the county commissioners shall adopt a resolution by at least a two-thirds majority of all the individuals elected to the board of county commissioners.

    (c) Contents of resolution. -- The resolution shall state that, subject to approval at referendum, the county shall operate under Article XI-F of the Maryland Constitution.

    (d) Copy to county board of elections. -- The county commissioners shall send a certified copy of the resolution to the county board of elections.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25B, § 6; 2013, ch. 119, § 2.