[HISTORY: Adopted by the County Council of Talbot County 2-22-2022 by Bill No. 1496. Amendments noted where applicable.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Golf course liquor licenses — See Ch. 11, § 11-5E.
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 102.
There shall be created a Talbot County Golf Board which shall consist of three residents of Talbot County who shall serve terms of three years each. The Golf Board shall be the successor to the body formerly known as the "Talbot County Park Board," the latter having existed as an official County board since 1974. The members of the Talbot County Park Board as of January 1, 2001, shall become the members of the Talbot County Golf Board. The terms of the members shall be assigned by the County Council with one term expiring on June 1, 2001, and one expiring on that same date each year thereafter. The Golf Board shall annually select a Chairman and Vice Chairman from its membership.
The County Council shall appoint a Director of Golf Operations, who shall be a department head within the organizational structure of the County and shall supervise all golf operations of Talbot County, subject to the authority of the County Manager. The Director of Golf Operations shall annually prepare a budget request, which shall first be submitted to the Golf Board for approval.
The Hog Neck Golf Course and all programs of the Golf Board are expected to operate on a self-sustaining basis and to contribute annually to the Parks and Recreation budget such sums as may be fixed by the County Council in the annual budget.
The Golf Board shall advise the Director of Golf Operations and the County Council relating to policies, planning, development, operation, management, fees, budgeting, staffing, and maintenance of the Hog Neck Golf Course and all other County-operated golf programs collectively as a self-supporting enterprise. The Golf Board shall meet as needed, but at least quarterly. All meetings shall be open to the public, unless applicable Maryland law permits an executive or closed session. The Golf Board shall report on its activities to the Council no less than annually and at such other times as requested by the County Council.
The fiscal or budget year begins on the first day of July and ends on the last day of June of the succeeding year. The budget request for the Hog Neck Golf Course and other golf programs shall be prepared in accordance with applicable County regulations and the provisions of this chapter.