Town of Denton, MD
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Corporate Powers
- § C1-1 Incorporation; corporate powers.
- Ch C Art II Corporate Limits; Annexations
- § C2-1 Filing of corporate limits; records available for inspection.
- § C2-2 Town boundaries.
- § C2-3 (Reserved)
- Ch C Art III The Members of Council
- § C3-1 Number; selection; terms.
- § C3-2 Qualifications.
- § C3-3 Salary.
- § C3-4 Meetings.
- § C3-5 Town Council to be judge of qualifications of its members.
- § C3-6 Mayor, Vice Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.
- § C3-7 Quorum.
- § C3-8 Determination of rules and order of business; minutes.
- § C3-9 Vacancies.
- § C3-10 Filling of vacancies.
- § C3-11 Forfeiture of office.
- § C3-12 Ordinances.
- § C3-13 Emergency ordinances.
- § C3-14 Advisory boards and commissions.
- Ch C Art IV Powers of the Town Council.
- § C4-1 General powers; enumeration.
- § C4-2 Exercise of powers.
- § C4-3 Enforcement of ordinances.
- Ch C Art V Registration, Nomination and Elections
- § C5-1 Regular elections.
- § C5-2 Qualifications of voters.
- § C5-3 Board of Supervisors of Elections.
- § C5-4 Removal of members of Board of Supervisors of Elections.
- § C5-5 Duties of Board members.
- § C5-6 Notice of registration days and elections.
- § C5-7 Appeal from action of Board of Supervisors of Elections.
- § C5-8 Nominations.
- § C5-9 Elections of Councilpersons.
- § C5-10 Conduct of elections.
- § C5-11 Absentee ballot.
- § C5-12 Mailing of absentee ballots.
- § C5-13 (Reserved)
- § C5-14 Special elections.
- § C5-15 Vote count.
- § C5-16 Preservation of ballots and records.
- § C5-17 Regulation and control.
- § C5-18 Women and election process; word usage.
- § C5-19 Violations and penalties.
- Ch C Art VI Finance
- § C6-1 Fiscal year.
- § C6-2 Submission of budget.
- § C6-3 Budget message.
- § C6-4 Budget form and scope.
- § C6-5 Council action on budget.
- § C6-6 Appropriation Ordinance.
- § C6-7 Amendments after adoption.
- § C6-8 Overexpenditures.
- § C6-9 Appropriations lapse.
- § C6-10 Checks.
- § C6-11 Taxable property.
- § C6-12 Notice of levy.
- § C6-13 Taxes: levy and limitations.
- § C6-14 Assessments of annexed property.
- § C6-15 Overdue taxes.
- § C6-16 Sale of tax-delinquent property.
- § C6-17 Fees.
- § C6-18 Audits.
- § C6-19 Tax anticipation borrowing.
- § C6-20 Payment of indebtedness.
- § C6-21 Borrowing authority.
- § C6-22 Previous indebtedness.
- § C6-23 Purchasing and contracts.
- Ch C Art VII Administration
- § C7-1 Town Administrator.
- § C7-2 Clerk-Treasurer.
- § C7-3 Town Attorney.
- § C7-4 Development of administrative policy.
- § C7-5 Authority to employ personnel.
- § C7-6 Retirement system.
- § C7-7 Compensation of employees.
- § C7-8 Employee benefit programs.
- § C7-9 Unlawful activities.
- Ch C Art VIII Public Ways and Sidewalks
- § C8-1 Definitions.
- § C8-2 Control of public ways.
- § C8-3 Public ways: Town powers.
- § C8-4 Sidewalks: Town powers.
- Ch C Art IX Water and Sewers
- § C9-1 Town powers.
- § C9-2 Placing structures in public ways.
- § C9-3 Obstructions.
- § C9-4 Entering on county public ways.
- § C9-5 Connections.
- § C9-6 Charge for connections.
- § C9-7 Improper uses.
- § C9-8 Private systems.
- § C9-9 Extensions beyond boundaries.
- § C9-10 Right of entry.
- § C9-11 Pollution of water supply.
- § C9-12 Contracts for water.
- § C9-13 Charges.
- Ch C Art X Special Assessments
- § C10-1 Powers; special assessments.
- § C10-2 Procedures for special assessments.
- Ch C Art XI Town Property
- § C11-1 Acquisition, possession and disposal.
- § C11-2 Condemnation.
- § C11-3 Town buildings.
- § C11-4 Protection of Town property.
- Ch C Art XII General Provisions
- § C12-1 Oath of office.
- § C12-2 Surety bonds.
- § C12-3 Prior rights and obligations.
- § C12-4 Effect on other laws.
- § C12-5 Severability.
- § C12-6 Violations and penalties.
- Ch C Art XIII Redevelopment; Urban Renewal
- § C13-1 Definitions.
- § C13-2 Powers.
- § C13-3 Additional powers.
- § C13-4 Establishment of Urban Renewal Agency.
- § C13-5 Powers withheld from Agency.
- § C13-6 Initiation of project.
- § C13-7 Preparation and approval of plan for urban renewal projects.
- § C13-8 Disposal of property in urban renewal areas.
- § C13-9 Eminent domain.
- § C13-10 Encouragement of private enterprise.
- § C13-11 General obligation bonds.
- § C13-12 Revenue bonds.
- Ch C Art XIV Transitional Provisions
- § C14-1 Officers and employees.
- § C14-2 Continuance of office or employment.
- § C14-3 Personnel system.
- § C14-4 Current Commissioners.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administrative Rules of Procedure
- Ch 7 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 8 Denton Utility Commission
- Ch 10 Elections
- Ch 14 Ethics
- Ch 20 Infractions; General Penalty
- Ch 23 Purchasing
- Ch 25 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 29 Abandoned Property
- Ch 30 Adult-Oriented Businesses
- Ch 31 Alarms
- Ch 32 Animal Control
- Ch 36 Bicycles and Skateboards
- Ch 38 Building Construction
- Ch 41 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 43 Critical Areas
- Ch 45 Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 52 Fees and Charges
- Ch 54 Firearms
- Ch 56 Fire Prevention
- Ch 58 Floodplain Zones
- Ch 60 Forest Conservation
- Ch 64 Garbage and Trash
- Ch 67 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 73 Land Subdivision
- Ch 75 Life Safety Inspector
- Ch 76 Littering
- Ch 78 (Reserved)
- Ch 85 Noise
- Ch 91 Parking
- Ch 92 Peddlers, Solicitors and Distributors
- Ch 94 Property Maintenance
- Ch 95 Public Works Construction
- Ch 97 Recycling Program
- Ch 98 Rental Property
- Ch 102 Sewers
- Ch 105 Stormwater Utility
- Ch 106 Stormwater Management
- Ch 107 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 112 Swimming Pools
- Ch 114 Taxation
- Ch 120 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 124 Water
- Ch 125 Water and Sewer Allocations
- Ch 126 Wireless Facilities and Utilities in the Public Way
- Ch 128 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A129 (Reserved)
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of
the Town of Denton, 8-22-1979, as revised and reprinted by resolution.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Resolution No. 371, adopted 2-6-1989, ratified the numbering system and nonsubstantive changes in grammar, spelling and punctuation made in the Charter when codified in 1989. See Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. IV. Resolution No. 1, adopted 11-6-1994, was enacted to correct procedural deficiencies in the ratification of the Charter in 1989. It repealed the 1979 Charter and provided for its reenactment as set forth in Resolution 1.
