Section 5-862 – Violations; Penalties
(a) (1) The Frederick County Ethics Commission or another aggrieved party of record may assert as procedural error a violation of this part in an action for judicial review of the application. (2) If the court finds that a violation of this part occurred, the court shall remand the case to the governing body for reconsideration. (b) (1) A person […]
Section 5-865 – Applicability of Part
This part applies only to an appointed member of the Frederick County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Frederick County Ethics Commission, the Frederick County Planning Commission, or the Board of License Commissioners for Frederick County.
Section 5-866 – General Consideration
(a) In this part, “campaign finance entity” has the meaning stated in § 1–101 of the Election Law Article. (b) A member, a person acting on behalf of the member, a campaign finance entity of the member, or any other campaign finance entity operated in coordination with the member may not solicit, receive, deposit, or use a […]
Section 5-869 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) “Candidate” means an individual who files a certificate of candidacy for: (i) election to the County Council; or (ii) County Executive. (2) “Candidate” includes an incumbent member of the County Council and an incumbent County Executive. (c) “County Council” means the County Council of Anne Arundel County. (d) “County Executive” […]
Section 5-870 – Regulation of Participation in Certain Legislative Actions if Campaign Contribution Accepted
(a) The County Council may enact a local law to regulate the participation of a member of the County Council or the County Executive in any legislative action relevant to a zoning change or amendment, or to a land use application that is before the Office of Planning and Zoning or the Department of Inspections and […]
Section 5-871 – Administration and Implementation of Local Law
If the County Council enacts a local law under § 5–870 of this subtitle, the Anne Arundel County Ethics Commission shall administer and implement the provisions of the local law.
Section 5-853 – Contributions Made by Applicants
(a) (1) When an application is filed, the applicant shall file an affidavit, under oath, stating whether the applicant: (i) has made any contribution or contributions having a cumulative value of at least $500 to the treasurer of a candidate or the treasurer of a political committee during the 48–month period before the application is filed, to the […]
Section 5-854 – Violations
(a) (1) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this part is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000. (2) If the person is not an individual, each officer and partner who knowingly authorized or participated in the violation is subject to the penalty specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection. (b) (1) A person who is subject to this […]
Section 5-857 – Definitions
(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Agent” means a person that is: (1) hired or retained by a business entity that is an applicant with an application before the governing body to provide services, for compensation, relating to the application; and (2) (i) an attorney; (ii) an architect or a landscape architect; (iii) a traffic consultant; […]
Section 5-858 – Prohibited Actions
(a) An applicant or agent may not make a contribution to a member of the governing body during the pendency of the application. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, after an application has been filed, a member of the governing body may not vote or participate in any way in the proceedings on […]