WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 330

(2) THE CERTIFICATION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
AUTHORITY THAT THE ARTICLES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (B)(2) OR SUBSECTION
(C)(2)(II) OF THIS SECTION, AS APPLICABLE.

(E) (1) IF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FINDS THAT THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (B) OR (C) AND SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS
SECTION HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL
ENDORSE THE ARTICLES "APPROVED" AND ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF
APPROVAL ATTACHED TO THE ENDORSED ARTICLES.

(2) UPON ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL, THE
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AS FILED ARE EFFECTIVE AND ARE
CONCLUSIVELY CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN LAWFULLY AND
PROPERLY ADOPTED.

(F) (1) APPOINTMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER THE
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH §
1-207 OF THIS SUBTITLE. THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE EXISTING
COMMISSIONERS SHALL END AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
INITIAL APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION.

(2) (I) THE CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL SHALL REAPPOINT ALL
COMMISSIONERS IN OFFICE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
INITIAL APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FOR
TERMS OF OFFICE AS COMMISSIONERS UNDER THE ARTICLES OF
ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT THAT:

1. ANY COMMISSIONER WHO HAS DELIVERED

WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL DECLINING
REAPPOINTMENT MAY NOT BE REAPPOINTED; AND

2. IF THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS IS REDUCED BY THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
SUCH THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH POSITIONS FOR THE
COMMISSIONERS WHO DID NOT DECLINE REAPPOINTMENT, THE CHIEF
ELECTED OFFICIAL SHALL CHOOSE WHICH EXISTING COMMISSIONERS
TO REAPPOINT; AND

(II) NOTWITHSTANDING § 1-203(B)(3) OF THIS TITLE, ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE OR THE ARTICLES OF
ORGANIZATION, REAPPOINTMENTS BY THE CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION DO NOT REQUIRE PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY.

1-203.

(A) FOR EACH LOCAL JURISDICTION THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A
PUBLIC BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC TO BE KNOWN AS THE

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