This Charter may be amended by the procedures provided in Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution.
(a) 
This Charter may be terminated, and the County returned to the County Commissioner form of government in effect prior to the adoption of this Charter, using the same procedures provided in Section 601 of this Charter.
(b) 
Thirty days following the approval by the voters to terminate this Charter, the Charter shall stand terminated. The councilmembers then in office shall become the Board of County Commissioners for the County and shall remain in office until their successors are qualified following the next quadrennial election.
(c) 
All laws, ordinances, and regulations in effect at the termination of this Charter shall remain in force until changed by the action of the General Assembly or the Board of County Commissioners, as provided by the Constitution of Maryland and the public general laws of this State.
(a) 
A Charter Review Commission shall be appointed by the Council no later than three months following the Council's installation after the general election of 2010 and every 10 years thereafter, within three months following the Council's installation after the general election. The Commission may also be appointed at such other times as the Council, in its discretion, may determine. The Charter Review Commission shall be composed of seven registered voters of the County, including at least one member from each council district established pursuant to Section 204 of this Charter. The chair of the Commission shall be elected from and by the members of the Commission.
(b) 
The Commission shall review the provisions of this Charter and make recommendations as to the necessity for deleting, adding, or amending its contents. The Commission shall receive an appropriation sufficient to carry out its duties and responsibilities. The members of the Commission shall not be entitled to compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses.
(c) 
The Commission shall make its report to the Council at a public hearing not later than May 1 of the year following its creation.
Officers of the Government who have possession of or control over any funds of the Government shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties in an amount as may be fixed and with sureties to be approved by the Council. Surety bond premiums shall be paid by the Government.
The Council shall employ a certified public accountant to make annually an independent post audit of all financial records and actions of the Government, its offices, agents, and employees. The complete report of the audit shall be presented to the Council and copies of the complete report, including addendums, corrections to the report, and all correspondence relating to the audit, shall be made available to the public at a cost not to exceed the cost of reproduction.