City of Hyattsville, MD
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2023-09-18
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Incorporation
- § C1-1 General corporate powers.
- § C1-2 Filing of courses and distances showing corporate City limits.
- Ch C Art II City Council
- § C2-1 Establishment; composition.
- § C2-2 Election; term of office; qualifications.
- § C2-3 Organization; vacancies; powers and duties of Mayor; meetings; quorum.
- § C2-4 Meetings open to public.
- § C2-5 Compensation of Mayor.
- § C2-6 Compensation of Councilmembers.
- § C2-6.1 Compensation Review Committee.
- § C2-7 Judgment of qualifications.
- § C2-8 Rules of procedure.
- § C2-9 Passage, publication and effective date of legislation; emergency legislation.
- § C2-10(A) Procedure for referendum.
- § C2-10(B) Procedure for voter ballot initiative.
- § C2-10(C) Procedure for Council-directed referendum.
- § C2-10(D) Procedure for recall referendum.
- § C2-11 Filing of ordinances.
- Ch C Art III Powers and Duties of Council
- § C3-1 Powers generally.
- § C3-2 Specific powers enumerated.
- § C3-3 Exercise of powers.
- § C3-4 Violations and penalties.
- Ch C Art IV Legislation, Nominations and Elections
- § C4-1 Qualifications of voters.
- § C4-2 Board of Supervisors of Elections.
- § C4-3 Removal of members.
- § C4-4 Powers and duties.
- § C4-5 Notice of elections.
- § C4-6 Registration.
- § C4-7 Appeals.
- § C4-8 Candidates for office; procedure; ballots.
- § C4-9 Conduct of elections.
- § C4-10 Referendum elections.
- § C4-11 Vote count.
- § C4-12 Preservation of ballots.
- § C4-13 Equal privileges for women.
- § C4-14 Regulation and control by Council.
- § C4-15 Violation of election laws; penalty.
- § C4-16 Division of City; ward descriptions.
- § C4-17 Power of Council to modify ward boundaries.
- § C4-18 Division of wards into voting precincts.
- Ch C Art V Finance
- § C5-1 Appointment of Treasurer; compensation.
- § C5-2 Powers and duties.
- § C5-3 Bond.
- § C5-4 Annual budget; fiscal year.
- § C5-5 Submission of annual budget to Council; budget open to public inspection.
- § C5-6 Adoption of budget.
- § C5-7 Appropriations.
- § C5-8 Approval required for transfers between major appropriations.
- § C5-9 Expenditures restricted; exception.
- § C5-10 Lapse of appropriations; disposition of unexpended funds.
- § C5-11 Issuance of checks.
- § C5-12 Assessment and taxation of property; exemptions.
- § C5-13 Qualifications for deduction from property assessment.
- § C5-14 Application for deduction from property assessment.
- § C5-15 Determination of tax levy.
- § C5-16 Notice of tax levy; tax bills.
- § C5-17 Due date for payment of taxes; overdue taxes.
- § C5-18 Sale of tax delinquent property.
- § C5-19 Disposition of fees collected.
- § C5-20 Annual audit.
- § C5-21 Bids and contracts.
- § C5-22 Preparation of financial statement required prior to regular election; statement open to public inspection.
- § C5-23 Tax anticipation borrowing.
- § C5-23A General obligation borrowing.
- § C5-23B Revenue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness.
- § C5-23C Previous issues.
- Ch C Art VI Personnel
- § C6-1 Administration.
- § C6-2 City Administrator.
- § C6-3 City Clerk.
- § C6-4 City Attorney.
- § C6-5 Civil service.
- § C6-6 Establishment of personnel system; promulgation of rules and regulations.
- § C6-7 Retirement or pension system.
- § C6-8 Compensation.
- § C6-9 Benefit programs.
- Ch C Art VII Public Ways and Sidewalks
- § C7-1 Definitions.
- § C7-2 Control and maintenance.
- § C7-3 Powers of City concerning public ways.
- § C7-4 Powers of City concerning sidewalks.
- § C7-5 Acceptance of streets.
- Ch C Art VIII Public Way and Sidewalk Improvements
- § C8-1 Written approval from property owners required prior to permanent improvements; exceptions.
- § C8-2 Notice and hearing.
- § C8-3 Assessment of costs; payment and disposition.
- § C8-4 Applicability of provisions to assessments previously made.
- § C8-5 Collection of assessments previously made.
- § C8-6 Authority to make improvements by contract.
- Ch C Art IX City Property
- § C9-1 Acquisition, possession and disposal.
- § C9-2 Rental or lease of City-owned property.
- § C9-3 Condemnation of property.
- § C9-4 Acquisition and maintenance of buildings.
- § C9-5 Protection of City property.
- Ch C Art X Off-Street Parking
- § C10-1 Acquisition of property.
- § C10-2 Charges and rentals; disposition of funds.
- § C10-3 Levy of special ad valorem tax.
- § C10-4 Collection of special tax; notice and hearing.
- Ch C Art XI Redevelopment; Urban Renewal
- § C11-1 Definitions.
- § C11-2 Authorization for urban renewal projects; powers granted to municipality.
- § C11-3 Exercise of powers by separate body or agency.
- § C11-4 Initiation of project.
- § C11-5 Preparation and approval of urban renewal plans.
- § C11-6 Disposition of real property in urban renewal areas.
- § C11-7 Condemnation.
- § C11-8 Rehabilitation and/or redevelopment by private enterprise encouraged.
- § C11-9 General obligation bonds.
- § C11-10 Revenue bonds.
- § C11-11 Severability.
- § C11-12 Conformance with County Master Plan required; review and approval by county agencies.
- Ch C Art XII General Provisions
- § C12-1 Oath of office.
- § C12-2 Official bonds.
- § C12-3 Prior rights and obligations.
- § C12-4 Effect of charter on existing ordinances.
- § C12-5 Severability.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 8 Elections
- Ch 10 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 Industrial Revenue Bonds
- Ch 20 Municipal Infractions
- Ch 30 Police Department
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 37 Alarm Registration
- Ch 38 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 40 Amusement and Entertainment
- Ch 46 Building Construction
- Ch 48 Business Licenses
- Ch 52 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 55 Electrical Standards
- Ch 56 Eminent Domain
- Ch 59 Fire Prevention
- Ch 60 Human Rights
- Ch 61 Non-Intervention With Respect to Citizenship and Immigration
- Ch 65 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 68 Housing Standards
- Ch 69 Commercial Property Standards
- Ch 79 Noise
- Ch 84 Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Ch 87 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 90 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 93 Plumbing
- Ch 95 (Reserved)
- Ch 96 Rental Units, Licensing of
- Ch 99 Sales, Temporary
- Ch 101 Secondhand Property Dealers
- Ch 105 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 108 Taxation
- Ch 112 Urban Forest
- Ch 113 Vehicles, Inoperable
- Ch 114 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 120 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A125 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Hyattsville 2-6-1967, ratified 4-4-1967. Amendments noted.]
