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Bennett v. Harford County

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided August 30, 2023No. 38/22Published

1Opinion of the Court

Jacob Bennett v. Harford County, Maryland, No. 38, September Term, 2022. STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – ELIGIBILITY TO BE A HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER Section 207 of the Harford County Charter, which prevents a Council member from holding employment in the government of the State, Harford County, or any municipality within Harford County, does not preclude a teacher employed by the Harford County Board of Education from simultaneously serving as a member of the Harford County Council. Finding Charter § 207 ambiguous concerning whether it applies to employees of the Board, the Court applied a…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Lockshin v. SemskerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
  2. Lee-Thomas v. Prince George's County Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
  3. Hornbeck v. Somerset County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
  4. Anne Arundel County Board of Education v. NorvilleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2005
  5. Wheeling v. Selene FinanceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2021

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