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City of Pocomoke, MD
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2021-12-04
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Ch C Ttl I
General Corporate Powers
§ C-1
General corporate powers.
Ch C Ttl II
Corporate Limits
§ C-2
Corporate limits.
Ch C Ttl III
The Council
§ C-3
Number, selection, term.
§ C-4
Qualification of Council members.
§ C-5
Salary of Councilmembers.
§ C-6
Meetings of the Council.
§ C-7
Council to be judge of qualifications of its members.
§ C-8
President of the Council.
§ C-9
Quorum.
§ C-10
Procedure of Council.
§ C-11
Vacancies in Council.
§ C-12
Ordinances and resolutions.
§ C-13
Veto.
§ C-14
Files of ordinances and resolutions.
Ch C Ttl IV
The Mayor
§ C-15
Selection and term.
§ C-16
Qualifications of Mayor.
§ C-17
Salary of the Mayor.
§ C-18
Powers and duties.
Ch C Ttl V
City Manager
§ C-19
Appointment of City Manager.
§ C-20
Qualifications of Manager.
§ C-21
Salary of Manager.
§ C-22
Removal of Manager.
§ C-23
Powers and duties.
Ch C Ttl VI
General Powers
§ C-24
General powers.
§ C-25
Exercise of powers.
§ C-26
Enforcement.
Ch C Ttl VII
Registration, Nominations, and Elections
§ C-27
Voters.
§ C-28
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
§ C-29
Removal.
§ C-30
Duties.
§ C-31
Notice.
§ C-32
Reserved
§ C-33
Reserved
§ C-34
Nominations.
§ C-35
Election of Mayor and Councilmembers.
§ C-36
Conduct of elections.
§ C-37
Special elections.
§ C-38
Vote count.
§ C-39
Preservation of ballots and voting-machine totals.
§ C-40
Vacancies.
§ C-41
Removal of Elected or Appointed City Official.
§ C-42
Regulation and control.
§ C-42A
(Reserved)
§ C-43
Penalties.
Ch C Ttl VIII
Finance
§ C-44
Finance Director.
§ C-45
Powers and Duties of Finance Director.
§ C-46
Bond of Finance Director.
§ C-47
Fiscal year.
§ C-48
Budget.
§ C-49
Budget adoption.
§ C-50
Appropriations.
§ C-51
Transfer of funds.
§ C-52
Overexpenditure forbidden.
§ C-53
Appropriation lapse after one year.
§ C-54
Checks.
§ C-55
Taxable property.
§ C-56
Budget authorizes levy.
§ C-57
Notice of tax levy.
§ C-58
When taxes are overdue.
§ C-59
Sale of tax-delinquent property.
§ C-60
Fees.
§ C-61
Audit.
§ C-61A
General obligation bonds.
§ C-62
Tax-anticipation borrowing.
§ C-63
Payment of indebtedness.
§ C-64
Previous issues.
§ C-65
Purchasing and contracts.
§ C-66
City Attorney.
§ C-66A
Chief of Police.
§ C-66B
City Clerk.
§ C-67
Authority to employ personnel.
§ C-68
Merit system.
§ C-69
Unclassified and classified service.
§ C-70
Prohibitions.
§ C-71
Retirement system.
§ C-72
Compensation of employees.
§ C-73
Employee benefit program.
Ch C Ttl IX
Public Ways and Sidewalks
§ C-74
Definition of public ways.
§ C-75
Control of public ways.
§ C-76
Public ways: powers.
§ C-77
Sidewalks: powers.
Ch C Ttl X
Water and Sewers
§ C-78
Powers.
§ C-79
Placing structures in public ways.
§ C-80
Obstructions.
§ C-81
Entering on county public ways.
§ C-82
Connections.
§ C-83
Charge for connections.
§ C-84
Improper uses.
§ C-85
Private systems.
§ C-86
Extensions beyond boundaries.
§ C-87
Right of entry.
§ C-88
Pollution of water supply.
§ C-89
Contracts for water.
§ C-90
Charges.
Ch C Ttl XI
Special Assessments
§ C-91
Power: special assessments.
§ C-92
Procedure.
Ch C Ttl XII
Town Property
§ C-93
Acquisition, possession and disposal.
§ C-94
Condemnation.
§ C-95
City buildings.
§ C-96
Protection of City property.
Ch C Ttl XIII
General Provisions
§ C-97
Oath of office.
§ C-98
Official bonds.
§ C-99
Prior rights and obligations.
§ C-100
(Reserved)
§ C-101
Effect of Charter on existing ordinances.
§ C-102
Separability.
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 11
Budget
Ch 17
Commercial District Management Authority
Ch 21
Community Service Program
Ch 25
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 27
Development Plan, Comprehensive
Ch 30
Emergency Preparedness
Ch 33
Emergency Services
Ch 37
Ethics
Ch 41
Fair Board
Ch 46
Housing Authority
Ch 50
Insurance
Ch 61
Mayor and Council
Ch 67
Planning and Zoning Commission
Ch 70
Purchasing
Ch 85
Mutual Aid Agreements
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 86
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 89
Animals
Ch 95
Boats and Boating
Ch 98
Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 101
Building Construction
Ch 104
Buildings, Moving of
Ch 107
Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 108
Buildings, Vacant and Blighted
Ch 109
Business Licenses
Ch 112
Circuses and Parades
Ch 120
Drug-Free School Zone
Ch 121
Dry Nightclubs
Ch 126
Electrical Standards
Ch 132
Fire Prevention
Ch 133
Security/Fire/Ambulance System Alarms
Ch 135
Floodplain Management
Ch 137
Forest Conservation
Ch 140
Grading and Sediment Control
Ch 146
Housing Standards
Ch 160
Littering
Ch 166
Noise
Ch 169
Nuisances
Ch 173
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 177
Peace and Good Order
Ch 180
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 183
Plumbing
Ch 192
Sewers
Ch 195
Solid Waste
Ch 198
Stormwater Management
Ch 201
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 205
Subdivision of Land
Ch 210
Taxation
Ch 214
Transient Merchants
Ch 220
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 226
Water
Ch 230
Zoning
Appendix
Ch A234
Cable Television Franchise
Ch A235
Forest Conservation
Ch A236
Gas Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter C
Charter
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of Pocomoke City
2-7-1966
, effective
3-29-1966
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
TITLE I
General Corporate Powers
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§ C-1
General corporate powers.
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TITLE II
Corporate Limits
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§ C-2
Corporate limits.
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TITLE III
The Council
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§ C-3
Number, selection, term.
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§ C-4
Qualification of Council members.
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§ C-5
Salary of Councilmembers.
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§ C-6
Meetings of the Council.
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§ C-7
Council to be judge of qualifications of its members.
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§ C-8
President of the Council.
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§ C-9
Quorum.
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§ C-10
Procedure of Council.
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§ C-11
Vacancies in Council.
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§ C-12
Ordinances and resolutions.
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§ C-13
Veto.
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§ C-14
Files of ordinances and resolutions.
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TITLE IV
The Mayor
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§ C-15
Selection and term.
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§ C-16
Qualifications of Mayor.
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§ C-17
Salary of the Mayor.
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§ C-18
Powers and duties.
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TITLE V
City Manager
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§ C-19
Appointment of City Manager.
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§ C-20
Qualifications of Manager.
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§ C-21
Salary of Manager.
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§ C-22
Removal of Manager.
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§ C-23
Powers and duties.
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TITLE VI
General Powers
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§ C-24
General powers.
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§ C-25
Exercise of powers.
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§ C-26
Enforcement.
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TITLE VII
Registration, Nominations, and Elections
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§ C-27
Voters.
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§ C-28
Board of Supervisors of Elections.
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§ C-29
Removal.
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§ C-30
Duties.
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§ C-31
Notice.
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§ C-32
Reserved
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§ C-33
Reserved
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§ C-34
Nominations.
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§ C-35
Election of Mayor and Councilmembers.
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§ C-36
Conduct of elections.
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§ C-37
Special elections.
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§ C-38
Vote count.
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§ C-39
Preservation of ballots and voting-machine totals.
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§ C-40
Vacancies.
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§ C-41
Removal of Elected or Appointed City Official.
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§ C-42
Regulation and control.
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§ C-42A
(Reserved)
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§ C-43
Penalties.
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TITLE VIII
Finance
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§ C-44
Finance Director.
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§ C-45
Powers and Duties of Finance Director.
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§ C-46
Bond of Finance Director.
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§ C-47
Fiscal year.
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§ C-48
Budget.
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§ C-49
Budget adoption.
chevron_right
§ C-50
Appropriations.
chevron_right
§ C-51
Transfer of funds.
chevron_right
§ C-52
Overexpenditure forbidden.
chevron_right
§ C-53
Appropriation lapse after one year.
chevron_right
§ C-54
Checks.
chevron_right
§ C-55
Taxable property.
chevron_right
§ C-56
Budget authorizes levy.
chevron_right
§ C-57
Notice of tax levy.
chevron_right
§ C-58
When taxes are overdue.
chevron_right
§ C-59
Sale of tax-delinquent property.
chevron_right
§ C-60
Fees.
chevron_right
§ C-61
Audit.
chevron_right
§ C-61A
General obligation bonds.
chevron_right
§ C-62
Tax-anticipation borrowing.
chevron_right
§ C-63
Payment of indebtedness.
chevron_right
§ C-64
Previous issues.
chevron_right
§ C-65
Purchasing and contracts.
chevron_right
§ C-66
City Attorney.
chevron_right
§ C-66A
Chief of Police.
chevron_right
§ C-66B
City Clerk.
chevron_right
§ C-67
Authority to employ personnel.
chevron_right
§ C-68
Merit system.
chevron_right
§ C-69
Unclassified and classified service.
chevron_right
§ C-70
Prohibitions.
chevron_right
§ C-71
Retirement system.
chevron_right
§ C-72
Compensation of employees.
chevron_right
§ C-73
Employee benefit program.
chevron_right
TITLE IX
Public Ways and Sidewalks
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§ C-74
Definition of public ways.
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§ C-75
Control of public ways.
chevron_right
§ C-76
Public ways: powers.
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§ C-77
Sidewalks: powers.
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TITLE X
Water and Sewers
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§ C-78
Powers.
chevron_right
§ C-79
Placing structures in public ways.
chevron_right
§ C-80
Obstructions.
chevron_right
§ C-81
Entering on county public ways.
chevron_right
§ C-82
Connections.
chevron_right
§ C-83
Charge for connections.
chevron_right
§ C-84
Improper uses.
chevron_right
§ C-85
Private systems.
chevron_right
§ C-86
Extensions beyond boundaries.
chevron_right
§ C-87
Right of entry.
chevron_right
§ C-88
Pollution of water supply.
chevron_right
§ C-89
Contracts for water.
chevron_right
§ C-90
Charges.
chevron_right
TITLE XI
Special Assessments
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§ C-91
Power: special assessments.
chevron_right
§ C-92
Procedure.
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TITLE XII
Town Property
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§ C-93
Acquisition, possession and disposal.
chevron_right
§ C-94
Condemnation.
chevron_right
§ C-95
City buildings.
chevron_right
§ C-96
Protection of City property.
chevron_right
TITLE XIII
General Provisions
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§ C-97
Oath of office.
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§ C-98
Official bonds.
chevron_right
§ C-99
Prior rights and obligations.
chevron_right
§ C-100
(Reserved)
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§ C-101
Effect of Charter on existing ordinances.
chevron_right
§ C-102
Separability.
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