Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5-807 - Public ethics laws required; duties(a) Subject to § 5-209 of this title, each county and each municipal corporation shall enact provisions to govern the public ethics of local officials relating to: (1) conflicts of interest;(2) financial disclosure; and(b) Each local ethics commission or appropriate entity shall meet at least one time each year.(c) On or before October 1 of each year, each local ethics commission or appropriate entity shall: (1) certify to the Ethics Commission that the county or municipal corporation is in compliance with the requirements of this part for elected local officials; and(2) submit to the local governing body a report on the administration of the local public ethics laws by the local ethics commission or appropriate entity that includes: (i) the number of meetings held during the past year;(ii) written copies of meeting agendas and minutes from each meeting held;(iii) a copy of the signed and dated attendance sheet from each meeting held; and(iv) any other documents or information determined by the local ethics commission or appropriate entity to show the work performed during the previous year.Brought forward without change, 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 370,Sec. 1, eff. 4/25/2024.Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 457, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 201, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2016.Added by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 94, Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2014.