Sec. 2A-17. Executive orders.

   (a)   Procedure for adoption. The County Executive must develop an administrative procedure for the adoption of executive orders.

   (b)   Content of procedure. The administrative procedure must provide for:

      (1)   Adoption.

      (2)   Notice.

      (3)   Compilation.

      (4)   Amendment.

      (5)   Repeal.

   (c)   Copy to County Council. The County Executive must promptly send the Clerk of the County Council a copy of each executive order adopted. (1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 1994 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1; 2006 L.M.C., ch. 33, § 1.)

   Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 1/8/08 regarding collection of debts owed to the County. See County Attorney Opinion dated 4/7/03 citing the section in a discussion of the scope of authority for the Department of Public Works to tow vehicles from County roads and to provide roadside assistance.

Sec. 2A-18. Compilation of regulations.

   (a)   COMCOR established. The CAO must publish Code of Montgomery County Regulations that includes:

      (1)   Each regulation issued by the Executive or any person or agency that issues regulations under this Article;

      (2)   Any other document that the CAO determines should be included;

      (3)   Annotation of any judicial decision that cites a regulation or document contained in COMCOR;

      (4)   Any explanatory annotation; and

      (5)   An index by agency and subject matter.

   (b)   Plain language standards and codification systems.

      (1)   Every regulation adopted under this article must conform to plain language drafting standards approved by the County Council.

      (2)   The CAO must establish a codification system for County regulations.

      (3)   Any regulation or document published in COMCOR must conform to the plain language drafting standards and codification system of this subsection.

   (c)   Supplement to COMCOR.

      (1)   At least once a year, the CAO must publish each regulation adopted during the year and any document that the CAO determines should be included in a supplement to COMCOR.

      (2)   The index to COMCOR must be revised and included in the supplement. (1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 1994 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1.)

   Editor’s note-The above section is cited and discussed in FOP, Montgomery County Lodge No. 35 v. Mehrling, 343 Md. 155, 680 A.2d 1052 (1996).

Sec. 2A-19. Montgomery County Register.

   The CAO must publish at least every 3 months a Montgomery County Register that:

   (a)   Is a temporary supplement to COMCOR;

   (b)   Publishes any regulation adopted between issues of the Register; and

   (c)   Includes:

      (1)   The information required under section 2A-15 for each regulation;

      (2)   Any document that the CAO determines should be included;

      (3)   A table of contents; and

      (4)   An index of the COMCOR sections affected. (1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 1994 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1.)

   Editor’s note-The above section is cited and discussed in FOP, Montgomery County Lodge No. 35 v. Mehrling, 343 Md. 155, 680 A.2d 1052 (1996).

Sec. 2A-20. Pricing and availability of COMCOR and the Register.

   (a)    Pricing. The CAO must set a reasonable price for each copy or each subscription of:

      (1)   COMCOR;

      (2)   The Register; or

      (3)   The supplements to COMCOR.

   (b)   Availability. Anyone may buy a copy of:

      (1)   COMCOR;

      (2)   The Register; and

      (3)   The supplements to COMCOR.

   (c)   Free distribution. The CAO must send a copy of COMCOR, the Register, and the supplements to COMCOR to:

      (1)   The Clerk of the County Council;

      (2)   The County Attorney;

      (3)   The County Executive;

      (4)   The State Hall of Records Commission;

      (5)   The state law library;

      (6)   The State Department of Legislative Reference;

      (7)   The County Department of public libraries;

      (8)   The office of legislative oversight;

      (9)   Any person who the County Council by resolution designates; and

      (10)   Any person who the County Executive by executive order designates. (1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 1994 L.M.C., ch. 15, § 1; 2006 L.M.C., ch. 33, § 1.)

   Editor’s note-The above section is cited in Robinson v. Montgomery County, 66 Md.App. 234, 503 A.2d 275 (1986).

Sec. 2A-21. Reserved.

   Editor's note-Section 1 of 1994 L.M.C., ch. 15 repealed Section 2A-21, which was relative to the reviewing of regulations. Section 2A-21 was derived from 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; and 1987 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 2.

Article III. Administrative Forms. [Note]

 

Notes

[Note]

*Editor's note-Section 3 of 1987 L.M.C., ch. 31, which added this article declared the act effective Sept. 1, 1987.

Sec. 2A-22. Use of approved administrative forms required.

   (a)   All executive departments and offices must use or distribute to the public only administrative forms that are approved under this article and are listed on a register of approved forms.

   (b)   However, until January 1, 1988, departments and offices may continue to use and distribute administrative forms that have not been approved under this article, if the forms were in use before January 1, 1987.

   (c)   In this article, "administrative form" or "form" means a standardized document created by the County government for systematically and repetitively collecting, maintaining or transmitting information. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 1.)