The inhabitants of the City of College Park within the limits legally established from time to time are hereby constituted and continued as a body corporate by the name and style of the "City of College Park" with all the privileges of a body corporate and by that name shall have perpetual succession; may sue and be sued; may have and use a common Seal, may execute contracts; may purchase and hold real, personal and mixed property for municipal purposes; may sell and dispose of same for the benefit of said City; and may be vested with the power of eminent domain to condemn and convert property to the public use of the City for the purposes of widening or constructing streets, widening or constructing sidewalks, for drainage projects, for parks, playgrounds and parking lots, for municipal buildings and other municipal purposes in the manner and procedure as is or shall be provided by the laws of this state.
The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, ethnicity, ancestry or national origin, physical or mental disability, color, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or political affiliation in its provision of services, its adoption of policies, and in its practices, with respect to employment, housing and public accommodation.
All authority, powers, rights, privileges and benefits of any kind whatsoever which are or may hereafter be granted to municipalities generally by the Government of the United States, the government of the several states, and the State of Maryland, including the Local Government Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be vested in and exercised by the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park, except as may otherwise be inconsistent with this Charter, in which case this Charter shall govern.
Except as otherwise provided by law, any public notice required by this Charter shall be given by posting at City Hall, and by any additional method reasonably calculated to provide such notice, as determined by the Council by ordinance.
[Added 12-7-2021 by Res. No. 21-CR-02]
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Mayor and Councilmembers may be present, attend and vote at, and be counted toward a quorum for, a meeting either:
A. 
In person at the designated public meeting location, or
B. 
Through electronic visual and audio, or audio, or other means that provide the ability for the public to observe the meeting, from a remote location, as authorized in the Council's rules and procedures and in compliance with Open Meetings Act requirements.