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The County Executive shall, with reasonable promptness furnish to any resident of the County, on demand, a certified copy of any book, account or paper kept by any board, commission, office or department of the County government, or such part thereof as may be demanded, except criminal investigation reports, and individual personnel records, upon payment in advance by the person demanding the same of a reasonable fee to be prescribed by resolution of the County Council. This section shall not apply to any papers prepared by or for use of counsel in any action or proceeding to which the County is a party or for use in any investigation authorized by or under this Charter.
All books, accounts, papers and records of any board, commission, office or department, except criminal investigation reports and individual personnel records, shall at all times be open to the inspection of any resident of the County or representative of the press, subject to such reasonable rules and regulations in regard to the time and manner of such inspection as the County Executive, with the approval of the County Council, may make. Public inspection of police records may be permitted to the extent authorized by the County Council or otherwise in accordance with law. This section shall not apply to any papers prepared by or for use of counsel in actions or proceedings to which the County is a party or for use in any investigation authorized by or under this Charter.
The penalty of the bond required by public general law to be furnished by the Controller as Collector of County taxes, shall be prescribed by the County Council by ordinance, but shall not be less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000). The County Executive shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties for Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000). All officers and employees subordinate to the County Council and all other officers and employees of the executive branch shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties in such penalties as may be fixed by ordinance but in no case shall such bond or bonds be less than Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000). Such ordinance shall provide for a blanket form of bonds or other similar forms of bonds with corporate surety. Surety bond premiums shall be paid by the County.
(Bill No. 73-82; Res. No. 30-22)
(a) Code of Laws. At its first annual legislative session and at intervals thereafter, the County Council shall provide for a compilation and codification of all public local laws of the County, all ordinances of the County Council and all resolutions heretofore adopted by the County Commissioners having the force and effect of law in effect at such times, other than those of a temporary or special character. Each such codification shall be submitted to the County Council, and if adopted by ordinance, shall be known as "The Anne Arundel County Code". It shall be published in book form, together with this Charter, Local Government Article, §§ 1-702 through 1-706, 9-102, 9-201 through 9-207, 10-102, 10-202 through 10-206, 10-302 through 10-330 and 18-301 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition) as amended, an index, and such appropriate notes, citations, annotations and appendices as may be determined by the Office of Law.
(b) Cumulative Supplement. As soon as practicable after August 15th of each year, the County Attorney shall cause to be prepared and published a cumulative supplement to the Anne Arundel County Code, with an index and such appropriate notes, citations, annotations and appendices as the County Attorney may deem desirable or as may be required by the County Council.
(Bill No. 93-80; Res. No. 6-16; Res. No. 30-22)
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