§ 13-4-210. EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE FOR COLLECTION.

(a)

Authority of the Department of Public Works. The Department of Public Works may:

(1)

Contract for solid waste collection in such thickly populated places as it considers necessary;

(2)

Have regulatory control of the persons employed as collectors of solid waste; and

(3)

Report to the county any failure or delinquency of persons employed as collectors of solid waste.

(b)

Exempt from certain laws. In entering into contracts under this section, the Department of Public Works is exempt from the county purchasing laws and the requirement of competitive public bidding, as authorized under Article 25A, § 5A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(1988 Code, § 32-39) (Bill. No. 173, 1989, § 2, 1-20-1990; Bill No. 77-93, 1993, § 1, 7-9-1993; Bill No. 105-00, § 2, 7-1-2004)