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Town of University Park, MD
Prince George's County
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The Town of University Park is continued as a body corporate, to have and exercise the powers, duties, and functions authorized under Article XI-E of the Constitution of Maryland, and this charter, with all the powers and privileges of a body politic, and, by its corporate name, it may have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, have and use a common seal, and may purchase and hold real, personal and mixed property for municipal purposes, and dispose of the same for the benefit of said Town. It is the same body corporate as that with the name Mayor and Common Council of University Park created by Chapter 132 of the Laws of Maryland Special Session of 1936, as subsequently amended from time to time. In this article it may be referred to hereinafter as "the Town" or "Town", and the Common Council may be referred to as "the Council".
[Added 6-4-2018 by Res. No. 18-CR-01]
Town officials, employees, and agents, in carrying out their official duties, shall not unlawfully discriminate against a person based on age, ancestry, citizenship, color, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital or family status, nationality, national origin, physical characteristic, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status.