<section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-101" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Annapolis Authority” means the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Commissioner” means a Commissioner of the Annapolis Authority.</text> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-102" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <text>Title 12 of this article applies to the Annapolis Authority except where it is inconsistent with this title.</text> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-103" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <text>The Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis is a public body corporate and politic that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>exercises public and essential governmental functions; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this Division II.</text> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-104" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Annapolis Authority consists of seven Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Annapolis and approved by the Annapolis City Council.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the seven Commissioners:</text> <level label="i"> <text>one shall be a tenant of an Annapolis Authority property other than an Annapolis Authority property for seniors; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>one shall be a tenant of an Annapolis Authority property for seniors.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The term of a Commissioner is 5 years.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The terms of Commissioners are staggered as required by the terms provided for Commissioners on October 1, 2006.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>At the end of a term, a Commissioner continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A Commissioner who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a Commissioner while in office and for 2 years after leaving office may not be employed by the Annapolis Authority for compensation on a permanent or temporary full-time, part-time, contractual, or other basis.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to approval by the Mayor of Annapolis and by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the prohibition contained in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be waived for good cause shown.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-105" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <text>Notwithstanding any other law, the Annapolis Authority’s Commissioners, Executive Director, and deputy directors are local officials under any public ethics law of the Annapolis City Council.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>When first retained by the Annapolis Authority, attorneys and consultants shall disclose potential conflicts of interest relating to representation of the Annapolis Authority.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Annapolis Authority shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-106" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <text>The Annapolis Authority may remove the Executive Director by the affirmative vote of at least five Commissioners.</text> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-107" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Annapolis Authority shall publish notice of each of its meetings in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the City of Annapolis at least 7 days before the meeting.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice shall contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>the date, time, and place of the meeting; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>a summary of the subject matter to be considered at the meeting.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Chair of the Annapolis Authority may waive the notice required under paragraph (1) of this subsection for an emergency meeting if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>notice cannot reasonably be given; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>minutes of the emergency meeting will be included in the minutes of the next open meeting of the Annapolis Authority.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Annapolis Authority may add an item to the agenda for the meeting after publication of the notice if the item is necessary to the business of the Annapolis Authority and could not reasonably have been placed on the agenda when the notice was published.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Annapolis Authority may meet in closed session or adjourn an open session and reconvene in a closed session only to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, removal, or resignation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom the Annapolis Authority has jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>consider the acquisition of real property for a public purpose and matters directly related to the acquisition;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>consult with counsel;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>consult with staff, consultants, or other individuals about pending or potential litigation;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>comply with a specific constitutional, statutory, or judicially imposed requirement that prevents public disclosures about a particular proceeding or matter; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>satisfy an exceptional reason, if at least two–thirds of the Commissioners present vote to find that the reason is so compelling that it overrides the general public policy in favor of open sessions.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Annapolis Authority meeting in closed session under this section may not discuss or act on any matter not specified under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-108" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, unless the action is approved in advance by the Annapolis Authority at an open meeting, the Annapolis Authority may not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>award a contract exceeding $5,000;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>pay more than $350 for official travel, hotel, and meal expenses; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>pay more than $350 for items for personal use, including automobiles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Annapolis Authority may not reimburse a Commissioner or an employee for expenses incurred unless the reimbursement is approved in advance by the Annapolis Authority at an open meeting.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>In an emergency, the Annapolis Authority or the Executive Director may award a contract exceeding $5,000 if the contract is brought before the Annapolis Authority for review at its next regularly scheduled meeting.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Money awarded or spent in violation of this section may be recovered by the Annapolis Authority or the City of Annapolis, as appropriate, from the person compensated, together with costs and reasonable attorney’s fees that the court determines.</text> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-109" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <text>The Annapolis Authority shall adopt purchasing provisions that conform to the Code of the City of Annapolis.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>All purchases by the Annapolis Authority that are not specifically regulated by federal procurement requirements shall be made:</text> <level label="1"> <text>as provided by the provisions adopted under this section; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>as approved by federal authorities.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-110" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <text>At least 30 days before submission of the proposed annual operating budget to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Annapolis Authority shall publish a brief summary of the proposed annual operating budget in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the City of Annapolis.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At least 2 weeks before the submission of a proposed annual operating budget, the Annapolis Authority shall hold an open meeting that gives the public an adequate opportunity to comment to the Executive Director of the Annapolis Authority and its Board of Commissioners.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>At least 5 days before the open meeting required under subsection (b) of this section, the Annapolis Authority shall make the proposed annual operating budget available to the public.</text> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-111" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <text>Before March 1 of each year, the Annapolis Authority shall submit an audit of its books and records to the Mayor of Annapolis and City Council of Annapolis.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The audit shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>be performed in accordance with the federal Single Audit Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 7501-7507;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>follow generally accepted governmental auditing standards; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>be performed by an independent certified public accountant approved by the Annapolis Authority and by federal authorities.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="ghs" article_name="Housing and Community Development" number="13-112" title_number="13" title_name="City of Annapolis" subtitle_number="1"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a State public body may not make an exception for the Annapolis Authority to a law, a rule, a regulation, or an ordinance that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>operates in the City of Annapolis; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>relates to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>licensure; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>the inspection of real property.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A State public body may, for the Annapolis Authority:</text> <level label="1"> <text>extend the time period, within an inspection cycle, for the reinspection of a unit that fails an initial inspection; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>waive a fee or fine that is associated with the licensure or inspection of real property.</text> </level> </level> </section>