Maryland Department of Human Resources Section 4
§ 4.
  The term "local governing authority" as used in this article means:
    (1)   When referring to executive action, the board of county commissioners of a county not having a charter form of government, the highest executive authority of a county having a charter form of government, and in Baltimore City the Mayor;
    (2)   If referring to purely legislative authority, the board of county commissioners in a county not having a charter form of government, the county council in a county having a charter form of government, and in Baltimore City the City Council;
    (3)   In referring to combined executive and legislative power, the board of county commissioners in a county not having a charter form of government, the county council and the highest executive authority in a county having a charter form of government, and in Baltimore City the Mayor and the City Council.