NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Charter Resolution No. 181
Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland
Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland, a Maryland municipal corporation, will be considering a proposed amendment to the City of Laurel Charter titled:
Charter Resolution No. 181- A Charter Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland Amending, Rearranging and Renumbering Article 600 “Registrations and Elections”, Section 601- “Voters and Registration”; Section 602- “Election of Mayor and Councilmembers”; Section 603 “Ward Boundaries”; Section 604- “Polling Places”; Section 605- “Voting Procedures”; Section 606- “Same Day Registration”; Section 607 “Vote-By-Mail-Ballots”; Section 608- “Electioneering”; Section 609 “Election Equipment and Sample Ballots”; Section 610- Compliance With Eligibility Requirements, Attendance, Recall, Disqualification and Suspension of Elected Officials”; Section 611- “Recall of Elected Official”; Section 612- “Grounds for Recall of Elected Official”; Section 613- “Suspension of Elected Officials”; Section 614- “Referenda”; Section 615- “Advisory Referenda”; Section 616- Adoption and Incorporation of State Law Provisions”; Section 617- Extraordinary Powers- Civil Emergency.”
A full copy of the proposed Charter Resolution is available on the City of Laurel website https://www.cityoflaurel.org/DocumentCenter/View/3249/Charter-Amendment-No-181--Article-600-Registrations-and-Elections-Amendments or request a copy from the City Clerk’s Office at 301-725-5300 Ext. 2121 or clerk@laurel.md.us
The Mayor and City Council will hold an introduction and first public hearing on the proposed Charter Amendment on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. In-Person in the Council Chamber at the Joseph R. Robison Laurel Municipal Center located at 8103 Sandy Spring Road Laurel, Maryland 20707. Those wishing to speak on the proposed Charter Amendment may do so by signing the speaker sign-up sheet in the Council Chamber prior to the start of the meeting.
A second public hearing with possible action is tentatively scheduled for Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:00 pm virtually via Zoom. Those wishing to speak during the meeting must contact the Office of the City Clerk no later than 2:00 pm on the day of the meeting to sign up and receive the Zoom meting information. Additional public hearings may be held by the Mayor and City Council before and/or after the above date. Written documents may be either presented at those hearings or sent to Sara A. Green, CPM, MMC, City Clerk, 8103 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, Maryland 20707.
