(a) This section applies to all counties except: (1) Anne Arundel County; (2) Baltimore City; (3) Baltimore County; (4) Cecil County; (5) Howard County; (6) Prince George’s County; (7) Queen Anne’s County; and (8) Worcester County. (b) The provisions of §§ 9–105 and 9–106 of this article apply to an act, an ordinance, or a resolution adopted by a commission county under this section. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the governing body of a county may: (i) create, change, or abolish an office or a department; and (ii) assign additional functions to an office or a department. (2) The governing body of a county may not create, change, or abolish an office or a department or transfer a function of an office or department established by the Maryland Constitution, public general law, or public local law.
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