(a) Each county board shall hold an annual meeting on or as near as possible to the second Tuesday in July, except that:
(1) In Allegany County, the annual meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday in January;
(2) In Anne Arundel County, the annual meeting shall be held on or as near as possible to the first Wednesday in December;
(3) In Montgomery County, the annual meeting shall be held on or before January 10;
(4) In Prince George’s County, the annual meeting shall be held on the first Monday in December;
(5) In St. Mary’s County, the annual meeting shall be held following the first Monday in December; and
(6) In Washington County, the annual meeting shall be held in December, on or before the 16th day.
(b) A county board may hold any other meetings that its duties and business require.
(c) Except as provided in Title 3 of this article, each county board, at its annual meeting, shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members by means of an individually recorded vote.
(d) (1) All final actions of a county board shall be taken at a public meeting. The minutes of the meeting shall be available to the public.
(2) A county board may meet and deliberate in executive session if the matter under consideration is:
(i) Land and site acquisitions; or
(ii) Personnel and labor relations.
(e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a member of a county board may not receive compensation.
(2) Each member shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
(3) Each member of the county board of the counties specified in this paragraph shall receive the enumerated amounts annually for traveling and other expenses.
(i) Calvert County:
1. Member $2,000; and
2. President $2,200.
(ii) Caroline County:
1. Member $3,000; and
2. President $3,500.
(iii) Cecil County:
1. Member $1,400; and
2. Chairman $1,600.
(iv) Charles County:
1. Member $600;
2. Vice chairman $600; and
3. Chairman $800 and $1,500
for calendar year 1999 and each year thereafter.
(v) Dorchester County:
1. Member $3,000; and
2. Chairman $3,200.
(vi) Frederick County:
1. Member $1,000; and
2. President $1,500.
(vii) Queen Anne’s County:
1. Member $3,000; and
2. Chairman $3,200.
(viii) Talbot County:
1. Member $1,200;
2. Chairman $1,500;
3. Travel $300; and
4. Other expenses for each meeting, other than the annual meeting attended on behalf of the county $25.
(4) Each member of the Charles County Board shall receive the following amounts annually as compensation:
(i) Member:
1. $3,090 for the calendar year 1995; and
2. $3,185 for the calendar years 1996, 1997, and 1998;
(ii) Vice chairman:
1. $3,400 for the calendar year 1995; and
2. $3,500 for the calendar years 1996, 1997, and 1998; and
(iii) Chairman:
1. $3,710 for the calendar year 1995; and
2. $3,820 for calendar years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
(5) (i) Each member of the St. Mary’s County Board shall receive the following amounts annually as compensation:
1. Member $10,000
with a 1.5% annual increase; and
2. Chairman $11,000
with a 1.5% annual increase.
(ii) In addition, each member and the chairman of the St. Mary’s County Board shall receive annually $150 for each year of service.
(6) Each member of the Wicomico County Board shall receive the following amounts annually as compensation:
(i) Member $3,700; and
(ii) Chairman $4,000.
(7) Each member of the Worcester County Board shall receive an amount annually for traveling and other expenses as determined by the County Commissioners, but in the amount of at least:
(i) Member $2,000; and
(ii) Chairman $2,400.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Title 4 - Local School Administration
Subtitle 1 - County Boards of Education
Section 4-101 - Control and Promotion of Education
Section 4-102 - County Superintendent
Section 4-103 - School Personnel
Section 4-105 - Comprehensive Liability Insurance; Defense of Sovereign Immunity
Section 4-106 - Immunity of County Board Employees, Volunteers, and Board Members
Section 4-107 - Meetings; Officers; Expenses
Section 4-108 - Duties in General
Section 4-109 - Establishment of Public Schools
Section 4-109.1 - School Redistricting Plan -- Testimony by Household Members of Changed Assignment
Section 4-110 - Innovative Regional School
Section 4-111 - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study; Study of Sign Language
Section 4-111.2 - Oral Health Education
Section 4-111.3 - Agriculture Science
Section 4-111.4 - Computer Science Course
Section 4-112 - Advisory Committees
Section 4-113 - School Census and Census of Handicapped Children
Section 4-113.1 - Census Tract and Block Numbers
Section 4-116 - Selection of School Sites; Public Hearing
Section 4-120 - Consolidation of Schools; Transportation of Students
Section 4-121 - Schools Near Boundary of Two Counties
Section 4-122 - Funding for Education of Children in Out-of-County Living Arrangements
Section 4-122.1 - Education of Child in Informal Kinship Care Relationship
Section 4-123 - Cooperative Administration of Programs
Section 4-124 - Drug-Free School Zones
Section 4-125 - Minority Business Enterprise Program in Prince George's County
Section 4-125.1 - Authority to Create Certified County-Based Business Participation Program
Section 4-126 - Alternative Financing Methods
Section 4-126.2 - Prince George's County Public-Private Partnership Fund
Section 4-127 - Recycling Program in Prince George's County
Section 4-128 - Employees Returning From Military Service
Section 4-129 - Employee Right to Engage in Political Activity
Section 4-130 - Rights to Student Work Product
Section 4-131 - Student Data Privacy
Section 4-132 - Food Recovery Program Authorized
Section 4-133 - Award of Credit to Middle School Students
Section 4-134 - Designation of Public Schools as Emergency Management Shelters
Section 4-135 - List of Names of Candidates for Vacancy of Elected Member of a County Board
Section 4-136 - Screenings and Interventions for Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties
Section 4-137 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency