Section 13-307 - Miscellaneous powers and duties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-307. Miscellaneous powers and duties.
 

(a)  Powers.- The Council may: 

(1) adopt a seal; 

(2) sue or be sued, subject to the limitations of Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article; 

(3) adopt a charter, bylaws, rules, and guidelines to carry out its purposes; 

(4) acquire, hold, lease, use, encumber, transfer, or dispose of property; 

(5) enter into a contract and execute any instrument necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes; 

(6) exercise any corporate power granted to a corporation under the Corporations and Associations Article; 

(7) serve, with the State Department of Transportation, as a metropolitan planning organization for federal funding and certification; and 

(8) do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted by this subtitle. 

(b)  Duties.- The Council Charter shall include provisions for the admission and withdrawal of Council members under § 13-303(a)(7) of this subtitle. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 78D, § 5(a)(1)-(5), (8)-(10), (b); 2008, ch. 306, § 2.]