1. (a) The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City may:

   1. (1) employ and set the salaries for a Convention Center manager and other necessary personnel;
   2. (2) accept donations or grants for the maintenance and operation of the Convention Center;
   3. (3) receive aid for the Convention Center from the federal government, the State, counties, or municipalities;
   4. (4) set reasonable fees for the use of the Convention Center facilities;
   5. (5) grant, on the basis of competitive bidding, concessions on the premises of the Convention Center for the sale of food or beverages, including, subject to the Alcoholic Beverages Article, alcoholic beverages; and
   6. (6) perform any act necessary to operate the Convention Center.

2. (b) The Mayor and City Council of Ocean City shall:

   1. (1) keep records of the Convention Center consistent with sound business practice;
   2. (2) conduct an audit of the accounts of the Convention Center at the end of each calendar or fiscal year; and
   3. (3) submit to the Board of Public Works a detailed annual report on the activities and finances of the Convention Center.

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 228, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.