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resolution 01-2023 - charter amendment - section 701 - chief of police

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TOWN COUNCIL OF CENTREVILLE
RESOLUTION 01-2023
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 employee 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 [[at the Council's pleasure]] under the supervision of the Town Manager.
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
Carolyn M. Brinkley Steven K. Kline, President
Town Clerk
Ashley H. Kaiser, Esq., Member
Eric B. Johnson, Jr., Member
Daniel B. Worth, Member
Jim A. Beauchamp, Member