(a) The County Executive must designate a senior officer or employee of the executive branch of County government to provide executive direction to the performance of the functions and responsibilities delineated in this Article and to report annually to the Executive and Council on the activities undertaken to further the goals of this Article.
(b) The County Executive may also establish organizational and administrative arrangements as appropriate to promote the policies and purposes of this Article, including the following functions:
(1) Update the energy policy and work program as necessary;
(2) Formulate policies, plans and programs, including necessary legislative proposals, for recommendation to the County Executive and County Council designed to promote energy conservation in the County;
(3) Coordinate with other interested parties in the development and implementation of energy conservation activities;
(4) Recommend methods for the coordination of energy saving efforts in the public and private sectors;
(5) Assemble and disseminate information concerning energy conservation for use by the government, the private sector and the general public;
(6) Develop and promote activities and programs designed to foster public awareness of the need for and the means to achieve cost-effective energy conservation. (1976 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 2008 L.M.C., ch. 6, § 1; 2008 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1.)
Note-Formerly, § 18A-9.