1. (a) The Department, the Cecil County Office of Economic Development, and the Harford County Office of Economic Development jointly shall provide staff, office space, and operational support for the Partnership.

2. (b) The Partnership may:

   1. (1)

      1. (i) select and retain its own legal counsel; or
      2. (ii) use the Attorney General as its legal counsel;
   2. (2) employ, as regular employees or as independent contractors, additional staff that the Partnership considers necessary; and
   3. (3) retain any professional consultants that the Partnership considers necessary.

Added by Acts 2014, c. 570, § 1, eff. June 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 571, § 1, eff. June 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 444, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.