RESOLUTION NO. 1-2023  A RESOLUTION OF, THE COUNCIL OF TRAPPE TO AMEND THE TOWN CHARTER TO ADD SECTION 422 TITLED "CANCELLATION OF ELECTION WHERE SEAT IS UNCONTESTED TO AUTHORIZE THETRAPPE, ADMINISTRATORCLERKTOCANCELTHE ELECTION  WHERE THE SEAT IS UNCONTESTED  WHEREAS, Md. Code Ann. Local Government Article $ 4-304 confers upon the Council ofTrappe the authority to initiate proposed amendments the Charter for the Town ofTrappe; and WHEREAS, the Town of Trappe, under the grant of general authority and express powers, WHEREAS, the Council of Trappe is concerned with the cost of holding an uncontested WHEREAS, the Council of Trappe believes it is not necessary to pay for the expense of WHEREAS, the Council of Trappe has determined that it is desirable and in the public interest to amend the Charter for the Town of Trappe to add Section 422 to permit the Town to  may regulate its own election; and election or special election; and  holding an uncontested election where the Council seat is uncontested; and  cancel an election when a seat is uncontested.  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF TRAPPE AS Section 1: The Trappe Town Charter is hereby amended to include ai new Section 422 as  FOLLOWS: follows:  Section 422. Cancellation ofl Election Where Seat is Uncontested  In the event that the seat for Council is uncontested and the time period for filing ac certificate ofnomination has expired toj file as either an official candidate ora as a write-in candidate, then the Towm.4dminbralw/Clerk may cancel the election. Ifthe election is canceled, the candidate running. for the uncontested seat shall Section 2. This Resolution shall be posted and published in accordance with the Section 3: The Commissioners shall hold aj public hearing ont this Resolution on March Section 4: This Resolution shall become effective 50 days after final enactment unless a petition for referendum has been filed prior thereto in accordance with Section 4-304 oft the Local  be declared elected and shall be sworn in as Councilmen.  requirements set forth in Md. Code Ann. Local Government Article $4 4-304.  1, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.    Government Article oft the Code ofN Maryland. This Resolution shall be deemed "finally enacted" on the date on which the Council ofTrappe indicate their approval oft this Resolution by affixing  their signatures hereto.  Section 5: As soon as this Resolution becomes effective, the Town Clerk shall cause tol be delivered to the Department of Legislative Reference all the information regarding the Charter Amendment, this Resolution, and any referendum held thereon as may be required by the Local  Government Article oft the Annotated Code of Maryland. BEI IT FURTHER RESOLVED this  2023. -  2  Ahcent Walter Chase  rant EE  Michael Sullivan  Ihereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was passed by a yea and nay vote of the  Council ofTrappe on the 18t Attest: Gwbyaban&  day of Macch  2023.  Erin Braband, Administrator/Clerk  Town ofTrappe