[Amended 6-22-1993 by Bill No. 509]
The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall charge an additional fee of $25 to applicants for marriage licenses, which fee shall be used to fund a local program to deal with domestic violence.
[Adopted 10-25-1983 by Bill No. 188]
The Clerk shall disburse the additional fee collected on a monthly basis to the County Manager for payment to the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence, Inc. The County Manager shall disburse accrued funds to the Mid-Shore Council on a quarterly basis; provided, however, that the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence, Inc., shall use said funds to help provide the basic needs (food, shelter and clothing) of Talbot County citizens who are victims of such violence and that the Mid-Shore Council shall report to the Talbot County Council at each annual budget session the economic details relating to its programs and the use of the funds made available as a result of this article.
If the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence, Inc., should cease to exist or fail to expend its funds as required hereby, the County Manager shall hold all accrued funds until the County Council for Talbot County, Maryland, approves a successor organization to administer domestic violence programs.