THE HAVRE DE GRACE CITY ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATE TO BE DETERMINED Havre de GraceTHE HAVRE DE GRACE CITY ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATE TO BE DETERMINED CHARTER RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION ARTICLE XI-E, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, AND THE HAVRE DE GRACE CITY CHARTER SECTION 19 AMENDING CITY CHARTER SECTION 18 BY ADDING SUBSECTIONS ‘D’ ENUMERATING EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE POWERS DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY In the event a state of emergency is declared by the President of the United States, the Governor of the State of Maryland, the Harford County Executive, or the Mayor of the City of Havre de Grace in accordance with the Public Safety Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland then in effect, the Mayor, as Chief Executive Officer of the City, may suspend or extend any timelines or deadlines set forth in this Charter, or in any City Code provision, ordinance, rule, regulation or resolution of the City of Havre de Grace, upon a finding by the Mayor that such suspension or extension does not endanger, or is necessary to protect, the health, welfare or safety of the Citizens and City employees, and upon a further finding by the Mayor that the temporary suspension or extension does not deprive any person of their due process rights. Any temporary suspension or extension of any timeframe or deadline issued under this Subparagraph D shall not extend for more than thirty (30) days following the lifting of such state of emergency. In addition, during any declared state of emergency, the Mayor may issue executive orders pertaining to the use of City property as may be necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the Citizens and City employees. The Mayor may also temporarily postpone or suspend a City election for up to sixty (60) days after a state of emergency is lifted. Public Hearing and Resolution Adopted: April 20, 2020 Effective Date – 50 days after Adoption: June 10, 2020 THE HAVRE DE GRACE CITY ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. NEW DATE TO BE DETERMINED CHARTER RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION ARTICLE XI-E, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, AND THE HAVRE DE GRACE CITY CHARTER SECTION 19 AMENDING CITY CHARTER “SECTION 13 ELECTIONS; HOURS” BY GRANTING AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE CITY ELECTION ON MAY 5, 2020 The date and time of the May 5, 2020 election may be temporarily suspended by executive order of the Mayor until the Governor’s state of emergency is lifted. If postponed, the May 5, 2020 election shall be rescheduled on a Tuesday within sixty (60) days of the lifting of the Governor’s state of emergency, with polls open during the above-mentioned times. Public Hearing and Resolution Adopted: April 20, 2020 Effective Date: April 20, 2020
