Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - County Officers and Employees
Section 12-106 - Offices and Departments

(a)    This section applies to all counties except:
        (1)    Anne Arundel County;
        (2)    Baltimore City;
        (3)    Baltimore County;
        (4)    Cecil County;
        (5)    Howard County;
        (6)    Prince George’s County;
        (7)    Queen Anne’s County; and
        (8)    Worcester County.
    (b)    The provisions of §§ 9–105 and 9–106 of this article apply to an act, an ordinance, or a resolution adopted by a commission county under this section.
    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the governing body of a county may:
            (i)    create, change, or abolish an office or a department; and
            (ii)    assign additional functions to an office or a department.
        (2)    The governing body of a county may not create, change, or abolish an office or a department or transfer a function of an office or department established by the Maryland Constitution, public general law, or public local law.

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