Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Harford County
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 30, 2023No. 38/22PublishedCited by 21 opinions
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…
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