res-09-2024-section_701-chief-of-police.pdf
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Resolution 09-2024 is a Centreville Town Council measure to amend Town Charter Section 701 to change the reporting/appointment language for the Chief of Police: it deletes the phrase placing the Chief "under the supervision of the Town Manager" and instead states the Chief "shall serve for an indefinite period at the Council's pleasure." The resolution cites state constitutional and Local Government Article authority, sets the amendment to become effective 50 days after passage (placeholders shown as DATE and DATE+50) unless a proper referendum petition is filed within 40 days, and requires continuous posting on the Town Hall bulletin board through day 40 and four weekly newspaper publications (DATE+7, +14, +21, +28). It also directs the Town Manager and Town Clerk to handle posting, publication and certificates, and requires delivery of the amendment and related materials to the Department of Legislative Reference once effective; the document is attested by the Town Clerk and lists the Town Council members for signature.
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TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE RESOLUTION 09-2024 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE TOWN CHARTER TO REVISE THE REPORTING STRUCTURE FOR THE CHIEF OF POLICE WHEREAS, the Town Council has the authority under Article XI-E, Section 4 of the Maryland Constitution which allows for the adoption of a new charter, the amendment of any charter or local laws, or the repeal of any part of a charter or local laws; and WHEREAS, the Town Council has the authority under Section 4-301 et. seq. of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, which describes the process of charter amendment by resolution; and WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to amend Section 701 of the Charter of the Town of Centreville to address the reporting structure for the Chief of Police; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of Centreville concurs with the recommendations of this Resolution; NOW THEREFORE, Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE, that Section 701 of the Centreville Town Charter be amended as follows, with deleted language shown in double bold faced brackets [[ ]] and added language shown in bold and underlined: Section 701. Authority to Employ Personnel. The town may employ such officers and employees as it deems necessary to execute the powers and duties provided by this Charter or other state law and to operate the town government. The town may appoint a Chief of Police who shall be responsible for the management and operation of the town police force, and who shall serve for an indefinite period [[under the supervision of the Town Manager]] at the Council's pleasure. Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the date of passage of this Resolution is DATE, 2023, and the amendment of the Charter of the Town of Centreville hereby enacted shall become effective upon DATE +50, 2023 (the fiftieth day after passage), unless a proper petition for referendum hereon shall be filed with the Town Council on or before the fortieth day after passage in the form and in the manner prescribed in Section 4-304(d) of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Section 3. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager shall cause a full and exact copy of the Resolution to be continuously posted on the bulletin board of the Town Hall until DATE +40, 2023 (the fortieth day after passage) and that the Town Manager shall further cause a fair summary of the charter amendment enacted by this Resolution to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Centreville at weekly intervals in each of the weeks of DATE+7, 2023, DATE+14, 2023, DATE+21, 2023 and DATE+28, 2023 and that the Town Clerk shall cause to be affixed to the minutes of this meeting appropriate certificates of publication and posting. Section 4. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council of Centreville is hereby authorized and enjoined to declare this Resolution to be effective by affixing their signatures hereto in the space provided on the effective date hereof. Section 5. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT as soon as the Charter Amendment hereby enacted becomes effective (whether as herein provided or by referendum), the Town Manager shall cause to be delivered to the Department of Legislative Reference all the information regarding the Charter Amendment, this Resolution and any referendum held thereon as may be required by Sections 4-109 and 4-308 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. ATTEST: THE TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE R. Gaye Adams Ashley H. Kaiser, Esq., President Town Clerk Eric B. Johnson, Jr., Vice President Daniel B. Worth, Member Jim A. Beauchamp, Member Jeffrey D. Kiel, Member