Holiday Universal, Inc. v. Montgomery County

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

In this action, the appellants challenge an ordinance enacted by the Montgomery County Council, which enables Montgomery County to regulate a future service contract where the performance of the contract is “primarily” in Montgomery County or, regardless of where performance takes place, when the contract is merely signed in Montgomery County. 1 The dispositive issue before us is whether the Montgomery County ordinance is a valid “local law” under Article XI-A of the Maryland Constitution. We shall hold that, because of its significant extraterritorial impact, the ordinance is…