Title:
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An Act for the purpose of amending the Code of Ethics in order to comply with State law
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Code sections:
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02-289 - , 02-290 - , 02-291 - , 02-292 - , 02-293 - , 02-293.01 - , 02-294 - , 02-295 - , 02-296 - , 02-297 -
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Title
An Act for the purpose of amending the Code of Ethics in order to comply with State law
Background
This Act amends the County’s Code of Ethics to reflect required changes recently imposed by the Maryland General Assembly.
During the 2010 legislative session, the General Assembly enacted legislation designed to subject elected county and local government officials to conflict of interest standards and financial disclosure requirements that are “at least equivalent” to the State’s requirements for State officials and public officials. The 2010 General Assembly legislation impacts the existing County Code of Ethics, which was adopted when the Ethics Law only required that the conflict of interest and financial disclosure requirements be “similar” to State Law.
The amended Code of Ethics embodied in this legislation has been approved by the State Ethics Commission as complying with the new State requirements.