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Wicomico County, MD chevron_right chevron_right Division 2 Municipal Charters chevron_right Chapter WC Willards Charter

Chapter WC Willards Charter

Article I The Municipal Corporation

§ WC-1 The Town of Willards.

§ WC-2 A description of corporate boundaries.

§ WC-3 Records of corporate boundaries.

Article II The Council

§ WC-4 Number, selection and term of Councilmembers.

§ WC-5 Qualifications of Commissioners.

§ WC-6 President and Vice President of Council.

§ WC-7 Salary of Commissioner.

§ WC-8 Filling vacancies in Council.

§ WC-9 Rules and order of business.

§ WC-10 Meetings of Council.

§ WC-11 Seating of Council.

§ WC-12 Passage of ordinances.

§ WC-13 Processing referendums.

§ WC-14 Filing of ordinances.

Article III Powers of the Council

§ WC-15 Administrative.

§ WC-16 Legislative.

§ WC-17 Financial.

§ WC-18 Enumeration of specific powers.

§ WC-19 Exercise of powers.

§ WC-20 Establishment of penalties.

Article IV Municipal Elections

§ WC-21 Powers of Council.

§ WC-22 Violations and penalties.

§ WC-23 Equal franchise.

§ WC-24 Membership of Board of Supervisors of Elections.

§ WC-25 Removal of Board members.

§ WC-26 Duties of Board.

§ WC-27 Notice of registration days and elections.

§ WC-28 Voter registration.

§ WC-29 Qualifications of voters.

§ WC-30 Appeal from an action of Board of Supervisors of Elections.

§ WC-31 Filing for office.

§ WC-32 Conduct of elections generally.

§ WC-33 Election of Commissioners.

§ WC-34 Special elections.

§ WC-35 Absentee votes.

§ WC-36 Counting and preservation of ballots.

§ WC-36.1 Uncontested elections.

Article V Municipal Employees

§ WC-37 Authority to employ personnel.

§ WC-38 Authority to establish merit system.

§ WC-39 Definition of classified and unclassified service.

§ WC-40 Compensation and benefits.

§ WC-41 Retirement.

§ WC-42 Prohibitions and penalties.

§ WC-43 Establishment of position of Clerk-Treasurer.

§ WC-44 Establishment of position of Town Attorney.

Article VI Finance

§ WC-45 Powers and duties of Clerk-Treasurer.

§ WC-46 Surety bond.

§ WC-47 Fiscal year.

§ WC-48 Submission of budget.

§ WC-49 Adoption of budget.

§ WC-50 Appropriations.

§ WC-51 Transfer of funds.

§ WC-52 Overexpenditures.

§ WC-53 Unexpended and unencumbered appropriations.

§ WC-54 Issue of checks.

§ WC-55 Purchases and contracts.

§ WC-56 Payment of obligations for public indebtedness.

§ WC-57 Taxable property defined.

§ WC-58 Establishment of tax levy.

§ WC-59 Announcement of tax levy and notification of tax due.

§ WC-60 Date of payment and overdue payment of taxes.

§ WC-61 Sale of tax delinquent property.

§ WC-62 Authority to levy special assessments.

§ WC-63 Procedures for assessment and collection.

§ WC-64 Collectors of fees.

§ WC-65 Municipal audit.

§ WC-66 Tax anticipation borrowing.

Article VII Municipal Holdings

§ WC-67 Authority to acquire, possess and dispose of property.

§ WC-68 Acquisition of property by condemnation.

§ WC-69 Protection and maintenance of town property.

§ WC-70 Definition of public ways.

§ WC-71 Control of public ways.

§ WC-72 Control of public sidewalks.

§ WC-73 Authorization of municipal water and sewerage system.

§ WC-74 Authority to extend system beyond town limits.

§ WC-75 Access to installations; right of entry.

§ WC-76 Authority to contract services.

§ WC-77 Responsibility for obstructions and their removal.

§ WC-78 Municipal authority to enter on county public ways.

§ WC-79 Authorization of other than municipal constructions.

§ WC-80 Authority to provide and regulate private connections to municipal system.

§ WC-81 Authority to charge for connections.

§ WC-82 Authority to regulate private systems.

§ WC-83 Control of water pollution.

§ WC-84 Authorization to establish and collect charges.

§ WC-85 Exception.

Article VIII General Provisions

§ WC-86 Oath of office required.

§ WC-87 Administration of oath of office.

§ WC-88 Official bonds of town officers and employees.

§ WC-89 Rights and obligations.

§ WC-90 Effect of Charter on existing ordinances.

§ WC-91 Misdemeanors.

§ WC-92 Severability.

§ WC-93 Town construed to mean city.

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