Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9-501
Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9-501
- County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
(b) “Official action” means a phase of the process in which a public agency in St. Mary’s County makes a decision or recommendation, including receipt of information and deliberation.
(c) (1) “Public agency” means:
(i) a governmental unit of St. Mary’s County, including an advisory or quasi-judicial agency, that is:
1. supported in any part by public money; or
2. authorized to spend public money;
(ii) the St. Mary’s County Board of Education;
(iii) the St. Mary’s County Board of Library Trustees;
(iv) the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission; and
(v) the St. Mary’s County Housing Authority.
(2) “Public agency” includes a subcommittee or other subordinate unit of a governmental unit listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3) “Public agency” does not include:
(i) a grand jury;
(ii) a petit jury;
(iii) a law enforcement agency; or
(iv) the judicial branch.
(d) “Public agency meeting” means the convening of a quorum of the constituent membership of a public agency to deliberate or act on a matter under the supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power of the public agency.
(e) “Quorum”, unless otherwise defined by applicable law, means a simple majority of the constituent membership of a public agency.
(f) “Staff meeting” means a meeting of three or more staff members of one or more public agencies.