Title 22. Harford County — Subtitle 2. Board of License Commissioners

Within 7 working days after the Delegation receives the name of the nominee:

If the Delegation rejects the nominee, the County Executive shall submit the name of a new nominee to the Delegation within 7 working days after the County Executive receives notice of the rejection.

The County Executive shall continue to submit names of nominees in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection to the Delegation until a nominee is approved.

The County Executive shall submit the name of the approved nominee to the County Council for its advice and consent.

shall be a resident, voter, and taxpayer of the county;

shall be an individual of high character and integrity and of recognized business capacity; and

notwithstanding any other provision of the Code or local law, shall be subject to Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part I, and Subtitles 6 and 7 of the General Provisions Article regarding financial disclosure, conflicts of interest, and lobbying activities.

Each member of the Board shall provide a penalty bond to the county in an amount to be set by the County Executive and County Council on the condition that the member faithfully performs all of the duties of the office.

The Board shall pay the cost of the bonds.

The term of a member is 3 years and begins on the first Monday in April.

The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.

To fill a vacancy other than one resulting from an expired term, the County Executive, as soon as practicable, shall submit the name of one nominee to the Harford County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, consisting of Harford County Senators and Delegates, for the advice and consent of the Delegation.

After the name of a nominee is submitted, the procedures under subsection (b)(2) through (5) of this section apply.

A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term.

Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall meet at least 50 times each year.

The chair may cancel a meeting for lack of an agenda.

The chair of the Board shall receive annually $7,000 and any additional compensation that the County Council considers appropriate.

Each other member of the Board shall receive annually $6,000 and any additional compensation that the County Council considers appropriate.

the County Executive; and

the Harford County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, consisting of Harford County Senators and Delegates.

The Board shall set the compensation of all employees of the Board, subject to the approval of the County Executive and County Council.

The Board shall require fidelity bonds of employees of the Board to protect the county.

The County Council shall review the adequacy of the fidelity bonds that the Board requires of the employees.

is subject to provisions regarding conflicts of interest and lobbying activities in Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part I, and Subtitle 7 of the General Provisions Article; but

may not be required to file the financial disclosure statement required by § 5–601 of the General Provisions Article.

The Board shall appoint a general manager.

The general manager serves under the control and supervision of the Board as the secretary–treasurer and chief business administrative officer of the Board.

An individual is not eligible to be the general manager while a member of the Board.

The general manager may be discharged only:

Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Board shall employ one full–time chief inspector and as many other inspectors as the Board determines are required.

The Sheriff, a deputy sheriff, or a municipal peace officer in the county may not be appointed or serve as the chief inspector or as an inspector.

When appointed, the chief inspector shall have had investigative experience as:

With the approval of the Board, the chief inspector may contract with or hire an independent accounting firm to audit the books and accounts of any license holder.

serve a summons under § 22–2604 of this title; and

issue civil citations as provided in § 22–2605 of this title.

outside of Aberdeen, Bel Air, and Havre de Grace, to the Treasurer to be credited to the general fund of the county; and

in Aberdeen, Bel Air, and Havre de Grace, to the treasurers of the respective municipalities to pay the interest and redeem the principal of any bonded indebtedness of the municipality.

In this subsection, “Reserve Account” means the Reserve Account of the Board.

There is a Reserve Account of the Board.

The purpose of the Reserve Account is to ensure that issuance and renewal of licenses, licensing enforcement, and other services that the Board provides will continue to be met in the face of unanticipated financial events or circumstances.

A designee of the Board shall administer the Reserve Account.

The Reserve Account is a special, nonlapsing account.

The Board shall hold the Reserve Account separately and account for the Reserve Account.

The Reserve Account consists of:

Each year, the amount payable into the Reserve Account may not be more than 20% of the aggregate net proceeds received by the Board.

Expenditures from the Reserve Account may occur if the Board determines that appropriations for the current year exceed expected revenues.

The Reserve Account may not exceed $100,000 at any time.

The Board shall hold public hearings on all proposed alterations of its regulations.

At least 2 consecutive weeks before the scheduled public hearings, the Board shall: