HB4606 HFA SHOTT 2-23 #1

            Delegate Shott moves to amend the bill on page eight, section five, line one hundred seventy-seven, following the word “subsection” by replacing the period with a colon and inserting the following proviso:

            “Provided, That if the contract exemption request relates to the prohibition in subdivision (2), then the Ethics Commission may grant an exemption if there is a lack of qualified candidates that have run for the election of mayor or a position on the municipal council or that apply for appointment to such a council or mayoral position.”