§ 9-309. Legislative days

   (a) Establishment. -- By public local law, the county commissioners of a code county shall establish a specified number of days, not exceeding 45 days, in each year on which the county commissioners may meet to enact public local laws.

(b) Legislative days generally. --

   (1) Legislative days:

      (i) need not be consecutive; and

      (ii) may be designated by public local law.

   (2) If a legislative day is not specified or not determinable by public local law, the county commissioners shall publish notice of the legislative day in a newspaper of general circulation in the code county between 3 and 14 days before the legislative day.

(c) First legislative session. --

   (1) The first legislative session of a code county shall:

      (i) begin on the first business day 60 days after the effective date of code home rule; and

      (ii) be 15 days long.

   (2) The 15 days of the first legislative session do not count as part of the annual 45 legislative days.

(d) Open to public. -- Each legislative session shall be open to the public.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 25B, § 9, 10(a); 2013, ch. 119, § 2.