Frederick County Council

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The Frederick County Council is the elected legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policies, and overseeing the budget for Frederick County, Maryland.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county legislative body
local government body
appliesToJurisdiction Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED
category County councils in Maryland
Local government in Frederick County, Maryland
coexistsWith Frederick County Executive
country United States of America
governs unincorporated areas of Frederick County, Maryland
hasElections regularly scheduled county elections
hasFunction adopts county budget
confirms certain executive appointments
enacts county laws
holds public hearings
oversees county finances
serves as zoning authority
sets county policy
hasGovernmentForm charter government
hasLegislativeProcess council vote on bills
introduction of bills
public hearings on bills
hasNumberOfMembers 7
hasPower to adopt county regulations
to amend the county budget
to approve the county budget
to levy certain local taxes
to pass ordinances
hasTransparencyRequirement open meetings
public records access
hasVotingSystem district-based elections and at-large elections
isElectedBy voters of Frederick County, Maryland
jurisdiction Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyOf Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED
locatedIn Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED
Maryland
surface form: State of Maryland

United States of America
meetsIn Frederick, Maryland NERFINISHED
partOf Frederick County Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: Government of Frederick County, Maryland
replaces Frederick County Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederick County Board of County Commissioners
subjectTo Maryland state law
subordinateTo Maryland General Assembly in matters of state preemption
termLength 4 years

Referenced by (8)

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Frederick County, Maryland governingBody Frederick County Council
this entity surface form: Frederick County charter government
Frederick Community College operatedBy Frederick County Council
this entity surface form: Frederick County government
Frederick County Council partOf Frederick County Council self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Government of Frederick County, Maryland
this entity surface form: Board of County Commissioners of Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County Council replaces Frederick County Council self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frederick County Board of County Commissioners