WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 4

(5)     At least 1 voting member of the Board shall be appointed by the
Governor, upon nomination by the membership of the Community Advisory Council,
from the membership of the Community Advisory Council.

(6)     At least 1 voting member of the Board of Directors shall have expertise
in the hospital field.

(7)     In appointing the voting members of the Board of Directors, the
Governor shall insure that the composition of the Board fairly represents the minority
composition of the State.

(8)     The nonvoting members shall be, ex officio, the Chancellor of the
University of Maryland System, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Dean of
the School of Medicine, the President of the medical staff organization of the medical
system, and the Associate Director of nursing services for the medical system.

(d)     (1) The term of a member is 5 years and begins on the 1st Monday in June
of the year of appointment.

(2)     The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided
for members of the Board on the transfer date.

(3)     At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is
appointed and qualifies.

(4)     A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only
for the remainder of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

(5)     A member may be reappointed, but may not serve more than 2
consecutive full terms.

(e)     For terms subsequent to initial terms, nominations of members will be made
by the Board of Directors and submitted to the Board of Regents for comment and to the
Governor for consideration.

(f)      The Board of Directors may adopt and amend bylaws.

(g)     (1) The Board of Directors shall determine the time and place of its
meetings and may adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings.

(2) Eleven voting directors constitute a quorum for transacting business at
any meeting, and action by a majority of voting directors present at a meeting shall be the
act of the Board unless the bylaws require a greater number.

(h) Each year, the Board of Directors shall elect from among its members:

(1)     A Chairman; and

(2)     Any other officer it requires.

(i) The Board of Directors shall elect a Chief Executive Officer who shall also be
appointed by the Board of Regents as Vice President of the University of Maryland
medical system, and who shall begin service in this joint office after the appointment is

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