Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the chief administrative officer of a county shall transmit each financial disclosure statement of a commissioner or appointed applicant to the executive director of the appropriate bicounty commission and, in Prince George’s County, the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability. In Montgomery County, the county council shall transmit each financial disclosure statement of a commissioner or appointed applicant to the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission to the executive director of the commission. The financial disclosure statement shall be retained by the following individuals and entities for the entire term of office of the commissioner: the executive director; in Montgomery County, the chief administrative officer; and in Prince George’s County, the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability. If an applicant provided a paper copy of a financial disclosure statement, the following individuals and entities, within 15 days after an appointment to a bicounty commission has become final, shall return to each applicant who is not appointed the original and all copies of the statement submitted by that applicant: the county council; in Montgomery County, the chief administrative officer; and in Prince George’s County, the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability. On notification by the chief administrative officer for Montgomery County or the Prince George’s County Office of Ethics and Accountability that an applicant was not appointed, the Ethics Commission shall promptly delete the financial disclosure statement electronically filed by the applicant.