The Director of Finance and such other officers
or employees of the Town as the Board of Commissioners or this Charter
may require, shall give bond in such amount and with such surety as
may be required by the Board of Commissioners. The premiums on such
bonds shall be paid by the Town.
Before the Town of Bel Air shall be liable for
damages of any kind, the claimant or someone on the claimant's behalf,
must give the Director of Administration notice in writing of the
injury to person or property within one (1) year after the injury
that is the basis of the claim. In accordance with the Maryland Tort
Claims Act, as amended from time to time, the claim must state the
nature of the claim, including the date and place of the alleged injury,
demand specific damages, and state the name and address of each party.
All right, title, and interest held by the Town
or any other person or corporation at the time this Charter is adopted,
in and to any lien acquired under any prior Charter of the Town, are
hereby preserved for the holder in all respects as if this Charter
had not been adopted, together with all rights and remedies in relation
thereto. This Charter shall not discharge, impair, or release any
contract, obligation, duty, liability, or penalty whatever existing
at the time this Charter becomes effective. All suits and actions,
both civil and criminal, pending, or which may hereafter be instituted
for causes of action now existing or offense already committed against
any law or ordinance repealed by this Charter, shall be instituted,
proceeded with, and prosecuted to final determination and judgment
as if this Charter had not become effective.
[Amended by Charter Res. No. 121-08, effective
6-10-2008]
A.Â
To insure the observance of ordinances and resolutions
of the Town, the Board of Town Commissioners has the power to provide
that violation thereof shall be a misdemeanor, unless otherwise specified
a municipal infraction, and has the power to affix thereto the penalties
and fines, as established by state law. After a public hearing is
held by the Board of Town Commissioners, the Town may adopt such penalties
and fines by resolution.
B.Â
The Board of Commissioners may provide that violations
of any ordinance or resolution shall be a municipal infraction unless
that violation is declared to be a felony or misdemeanor by the laws
of the State or other ordinance or resolution. For purposes of this
Section a municipal infraction is a civil offense, the limits of which
shall be established by state law.
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The Board of Commissioners may provide that,
if the violation is of a continuing nature and is persisted in, a
conviction for one violation shall not be a bar to a conviction for
a continuation of the offense subsequent to the first or any succeeding
conviction.
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Adjudication of a municipal infraction is not
a criminal conviction for any purpose, nor does it impose any of the
civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by a criminal conviction.
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All ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations
in effect in the Town at the time this Charter becomes effective which
are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter shall remain
in effect until changed or repealed in accordance with provisions
of authority granted in this Charter.
All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations
in effect in the Town at the time this Charter becomes effective which
are in conflict with the provisions of this Charter be and the same
hereby are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
