Section 13-307 - Miscellaneous powers and duties.
§ 13-307. Miscellaneous powers and duties.
(a) Powers.- The Council may:
(1) adopt a seal;
(2) sue or be sued, subject to the limitations of Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article;
(3) adopt a charter, bylaws, rules, and guidelines to carry out its purposes;
(4) acquire, hold, lease, use, encumber, transfer, or dispose of property;
(5) enter into a contract and execute any instrument necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes;
(6) exercise any corporate power granted to a corporation under the Corporations and Associations Article;
(7) serve, with the State Department of Transportation, as a metropolitan planning organization for federal funding and certification; and
(8) do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted by this subtitle.
(b) Duties.- The Council Charter shall include provisions for the admission and withdrawal of Council members under § 13-303(a)(7) of this subtitle.
[An. Code 1957, art. 78D, § 5(a)(1)-(5), (8)-(10), (b); 2008, ch. 306, § 2.]