ters 650, 675, Acts of 1983). The feasibility of this
project is currently being reviewed.

The Maryland Food Center Authority consists
of four ex officio members and eight members
appointed by the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Senate for five-year terms. One
appointed member must be a resident of Howard
County.

The Authority has an eleven-member Advisory
Council. Five Council members are appointed by
the Maryland Agricultural Commission, and five
are appointed by produce merchants who are
tenants in the Maryland Wholesale Produce Mar-
ket (Chapter 729, Acts of 1975). The Executive
Director of the Authority serves as the non-voting
chairperson of the Council (Code 1957, Art. 41,
secs. 410, 412, 413, 416).

GOVERNMENT HOUSE TRUST

Chairperson: Mrs. Howard Baetjer II

Harry D. Berry, Jr.; Mrs. Dudley I. Catzen; Dr.
William W. Freehling; Richard L. Goodbar;
Louis G. Hecht; Eugenia C. Holland; Bryden B.
Hyde; William R. Johnston; Clair List; Mrs.
Robert H. McCauley, Jr.; Edwin Obrecht;
Elisabeth C. G. Packard; Richard H. Randall,
Jr.; Dorothy Mcllvain Scott; Dr. Arthur T.
Ward, Jr.; John R. Williams.

Maryland Historical Society
201 W. Monument St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone; 685-3750

Government House Trust was established by
Chapter 267, Acts of 1980, to supervise and direct
the renovation, design, and furnishing of the state
rooms of Government House, the official residence
of the Governor. The members of the Committee
on the Gallery of the Maryland Historical Society,
acting in trust for the people of Maryland, serve as
the members of the Trust. The chairperson of the
Gallery Committee serves as chairperson of the
Trust.

The Trust, on behalf of the State, may receive
and accept gifts and loans of property for use in the
state rooms of Government House. No improve-
ment, alteration, addition, removal, or other
change in the internal design or furnishings of any
state room of Government House is authorized
unless approved by the Trust. In performing its
duties and responsibilities the Trust is to consult
with and seek the advice of the Commission on
Artistic Property (Code State Government Article,
secs. 9-601 through 9-606).

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GOVERNOR'S SALARY COMMISSION

Chairperson: Charles 0. Fisher, Sr., 1984
William S. James, State Treasurer

Appointed by the President of the Senate: Bruce
Adams, 1984; June Cameron, 1984; David
Clarke, 1984.

Appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Delegates: Mark D. Dotkin, 1984; Tessa Hill,
1984.

Staff contact: Nicholas B. Wilson

Department of Fiscal Services
90 State Circle
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 841-3761

The Governor's Salary Commission was created
by Constitutional Amendment (Chapter 543, Acts
of 1976), ratified at the general election of Novem-
ber 1976.

The Commission recommends to the General
Assembly the salaries of the Governor and the
Lieutenant Governor. These recommendations are
presented in the form of a joint legislative resolu-
tion and must be introduced no later than the
fifteenth day of the regular session in 1978 and
every fourth year thereafter. The General Assem-
bly may adopt or reduce the Commission's recom-
mendations, but may not increase the salaries
proposed. If the General Assembly fails to adopt or
amend the joint resolution within fifty calendar
days following its introduction, the salaries recom-
mended by the Commission shall apply. Salaries
recommended by the Commission and endorsed by
the Legislature go into effect at the beginning of
the next term of the Governor. If the Commission
fails to provide salary recommendations to the
Legislature, no salary changes can be made.

The seven-member Commission consists of the
State Treasurer, three appointees of the president
of the Senate, and three appointees of the speaker
of the House of Delegates. All members serve four-
year terms (Const. 1867, Art. II, secs. 1A, 21,
21 A).

OFFICE FOR HANDICAPPED
INDIVIDUALS

Director: John A. Lancaster

State Advisory Council for Handicapped Indi-
viduals:

Chairperson: Michael S. Finkle, 1985