[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Crisfield 3-19-1958 by Ord. No. 246. Sections C3-4D, C4-3, C5-6, C5-9,
C6-1 and C7-6B amended during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. II. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Corporate Powers and Limits
- § C1-1 General corporate powers.
- § C1-2 Corporate limits.
- Ch C Art II Council
- § C2-1 Membership; terms.
- § C2-2 Qualifications of Councilmen.
- § C2-3 Salary.
- § C2-4 Meetings.
- § C2-5 Judge of election and qualifications.
- § C2-6 Officers.
- § C2-7 Quorum.
- § C2-8 Rules and order of business; journal.
- § C2-9 Vacancies.
- § C2-10 Adoption and effective date of ordinances.
- § C2-11 Approval or veto of ordinances.
- § C2-12 Referendum.
- § C2-13 Filing of ordinances.
- § C2-14 Resolutions.
- Ch C Art III Mayor
- § C3-1 Election; term.
- § C3-2 Qualifications.
- § C3-3 Salary.
- § C3-4 Powers and duties.
- Ch C Art IV Powers; Enforcement
- § C4-1 Powers.
- § C4-2 Exercise of powers.
- § C4-3 Enforcement.
- Ch C Art V Elections
- § C5-1 Voters.
- § C5-2 Board of Supervisors of Elections.
- § C5-3 Removal of members.
- § C5-4 Duties of Board.
- § C5-5 Conduct of elections.
- § C5-6 Nomination.
- § C5-7 Filing fee.
- § C5-8 Conduct of elections generally.
- § C5-9 Election of Mayor and Council.
- § C5-10 Notice of elections.
- § C5-11 Challengers and watchers.
- § C5-12 Vote count.
- § C5-13 Vacancies.
- § C5-14 Recount.
- § C5-15 Violations and penalties.
- Ch C Art VI Finance
- § C6-1 Appointment, term and compensation of Clerk-Treasurer.
- § C6-2 Powers and duties of Clerk-Treasurer.
- § C6-3 Bond of Clerk-Treasurer.
- § C6-4 Fiscal year.
- § C6-5 Submission of budget to Council; public inspection.
- § C6-6 Amendment and adoption of budget.
- § C6-7 Appropriations.
- § C6-8 Transfer of funds.
- § C6-9 Over-expenditure.
- § C6-10 Lapse of appropriations at end of budget year.
- § C6-11 Issuance of checks.
- § C6-12 Taxable property.
- § C6-13 Determination of tax levy.
- § C6-14 Notice of tax levy.
- § C6-15 Due date for taxes; 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 Prior evidences of indebtedness.
- § C6-22 Purchasing; contracts.
- Ch C Art VII Personnel
- § C7-1 Clerk to the Council.
- § C7-2 City Attorney.
- § C7-3 Authority to employ personnel.
- § C7-4 Merit system.
- § C7-5 Classified and unclassified service.
- § C7-6 Restrictions on officers and employees; violations and penalties.
- § C7-7 Retirement system.
- § C7-8 Compensation of officers and employees.
- § C7-9 Benefit programs.
- Ch C Art VIII Public Ways and Sidewalks
- § C8-1 Definition.
- § C8-2 Control of public ways.
- § C8-3 Powers with regard to public ways.
- § C8-4 Powers with regard to sidewalks.
- Ch C Art IX Water and Sewers
- § C9-1 Powers with regard to sewer and water systems.
- § C9-2 Placing of structures in public ways.
- § C9-3 Obstructions.
- § C9-4 Entrance on county public ways by City.
- § C9-5 Connections.
- § C9-6 Connection charges.
- § C9-7 Prevention of waste and improper usage.
- § C9-8 Private systems.
- § C9-9 (Reserved)
- § C9-10 Right of entry.
- § C9-11 Pollution of water supply.
- § C9-12 Contracts for services.
- § C9-13 Charges for services.
- § C9-14 Exceptions.
- Ch C Art X Special Assessments
- § C10-1 Power to levy special assessments.
- § C10-2 Procedure for determining special assessments.
- Ch C Art XI City Property
- § C11-1 Acquisition; possession; disposal.
- § C11-2 Condemnation.
- § C11-3 Buildings necessary for operation of City government.
- § C11-4 Protection of City property.
- Ch C Art XII General Provisions
- § C12-1 Oath of office.
- § C12-2 Bonds.
- § C12-3 Prior rights and obligations.
- § C12-4 Violations and penalties.
- § C12-5 Effect of Charter on existing ordinances.
- § C12-6 Severability.
- Ch C Art XIII Redevelopment and Urban Renewal
- § C13-1 Definitions.
- § C13-2 Powers.
- § C13-3 Establishment of agency; powers.
- § C13-4 Initiation of project.
- § C13-5 Preparation and approval of plan.
- § C13-6 Disposal of property.
- § C13-7 Condemnation.
- § C13-8 Encouragement of private enterprise.
- § C13-9 General obligation bonds.
- § C13-10 Revenue bonds.
- § C13-11 Severability.
- The Code
- Part II: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Amusement Tax
- Ch 4 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 10 Infractions, Municipal
- Ch 11 Inventory and Related Taxes
- Ch 14 Officers
- Ch 16 Planning Commission
- Ch 17 Police Department
- Ch 18 School Crossing Guards
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 21 Annexations
- Ch 25 Bicycles
- Ch 28 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 30 Building Construction
- Ch 33 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 34 Burnings, Controlled
- Ch 34A Cable Television
- Ch 35 Convenience Stores
- Ch 36 Construction Standards and Specifications for Water, Sewers and Streets
- Ch 38 Dock, Municipal
- Ch 40 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 42 Elections
- Ch 43 Electrical Standards
- Ch 43A Emergencies
- Ch 44 Ethics
- Ch 45 Fees
- Ch 46 Firearms
- Ch 47 Fire Department
- Ch 48 Fire Prevention
- Ch 51 Floodplain Management
- Ch 54 Fortune-Telling
- Ch 58 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 64 Housing Standards
- Ch 70 Investments, Public
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 Noise
- Ch 79 Nuisances
- Ch 83 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 84 Permits and Licenses
- Ch 84A Personal Conduct
- Ch 84B Play Vehicles
- Ch 85 Plumbing
- Ch 87 Pool Halls and Billiard Rooms
- Ch 88 Property Maintenance
- Ch 89 Public Property and Ways
- Ch 90 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 91 Residential Rental Housing
- Ch 94 Sewers
- Ch 94A Stormwater Management
- Ch 95 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 96 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 100 Taxation
- Ch 101 Taxicabs
- Ch 104 (Reserved)
- Ch 106 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 106A Citations for Parking Violations and Vehicle Impoundment
- Ch 109 Water
- Ch 112 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A114 (Reserved)
- Ch A115 Affirmative Action Plan
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List