(a) The term "Agency" means any agency, department, office, board, commission or administrative entity of the Frederick County Government.
(b) The term “Allowances” means the amount of money granted to an office holder to meet the personal expenditure necessitated by the special circumstances in which a duty is performed. It includes mileage reimbursement, other travel expenses, and the cost of attending conferences and conventions related to duties that are directly relevant to the office.
(c) The term "Bill" means any proposed act of the County Council resulting in a law or ordinance. It may not mean a resolution that is not intended to have the effect of law.
(d) The term "Budget" means the package of materials consisting of the Operating Budget, the Capital Budget, the Capital Improvement Program, and the budget message.
(e) The term "Capital Budget" means the plan to receive and expend funds for capital projects during the next fiscal year.
(f) The term "Capital Improvement Program" means the plan to receive and expend funds for capital projects during the next fiscal year and the next succeeding five fiscal years.
(g) The term "Capital Project" means any physical betterment or improvement; any preliminary studies and surveys related to a physical betterment and improvement; and the acquisition, renovation, remodeling and construction of any property for public use of a long-term or permanent nature, including by a lease-purchase agreement.
(h) The term “Charter” means the Charter of Frederick County.
(i) The term “Council” means the County Council of Frederick County.
(j) The term "County" means Frederick County, Maryland.
(k) The term “Effective Date of the Charter” means the date provided in Section 802 of this Charter.
(l) The term “Emergency” means:
(1) a situation that—
(A) requires immediate action to prevent, mitigate or respond to a threat to public security or to the loss of life or property;
(B) has the appearance of being temporary and not of permanent duration; and
(C) is unanticipated.
(2) The term “unanticipated” means that at least one of the following traits characterizes the situation:
(A) Sudden, meaning quickly coming into being or not building up over time;
(B) Urgent, meaning a pressing and compelling need requiring immediate action; or
(C) Unforeseen, meaning not predicted or anticipated as an emerging need.
(m) The term "Executive" means the County Executive of Frederick County, Maryland.
(n) The term “Frederick County Government" means the officers, personnel, departments, agencies, offices, boards, commissions, and other entities that are subject collectively to the powers of local self-government and home rule as are now or may be provided or necessarily implied by this Charter, Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution, and Article 25A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
(o) The term “Fringe Benefits” means employment benefits that are generally available to all salaried County employees and that do not discriminate in favor of elected officials. Fringe Benefits may include group life, health, hospitalization or medical insurance and retirement benefits.
(p) The term “Government” means the County Government of Frederick County.
(q) The terms "includes" or "including" mean, unless the context requires otherwise, includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.
(r) The term “may not” has a mandatory negative effect and establishes a prohibition.
(s) The term "Operating Budget" means the plan to receive and expend funds for charges incurred for operation, maintenance, interest, debt service payments and other charges for the next fiscal year. It includes the plan to raise and receive all manner of funds from all sources, including property taxes, for current needs and for annual appropriations for current projects.
(t) The term “Salary” means the fixed amount of money paid annually to an office holder for the duties performed.
(u) The term "State" means the State of Maryland.