WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 629
Article 28 - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

2-101.

The Commission shall be composed of ten members, five of whom shall be
residents and registered voters of Montgomery County and five of whom shall be
residents and registered voters of Prince George's County. Of the members of the
Commission from each county, not more than three shall be members of the same
political party. All members shall be persons of ability, experience and integrity and
may not be selected as representing or supporting any special interest or interests. All
members of the Commission to be appointed from Prince George's County shall be
appointed by the County Executive subject to the approval of the County Council. Upon
submission of the name of the appointee to the County Council, the County Council
shall hold public hearings on the appointment not less than ten days and not more than
20 days after submission. If the Council fails to act to confirm or reject the appointment
within 30 days of the submission to the Council by the County Executive, the
appointment stands approved. A vote of a majority of the full County Council is
required to confirm or reject an appointment. In making and approving such
appointments, the County Council and County Executive shall attempt to provide
reasonable geographic balance with respect to the places of residence of the members.
The appointment resolution for each appointment shall describe the resulting
geographic distribution and provide appropriate explanations. In Montgomery County,
the County Council shall appoint 3 members of the Planning Commission from a list of
applicants. The list shall be open to the public at all times and shall be completed at
least 3 weeks before appointment or reappointment. If the County Council does not
appoint an individual whose name appears on the list or if no name appears on the list,
the County Council shall provide for the preparation of a second list and shall follow
the procedures applicable to the first list. Within 3 days of the appointment by the
County Council, the name of the appointee shall be delivered to the County Executive
who shall within 30 days after the appointment either approve or disapprove the
appointment. In the event that the County Executive disapproves an appointment, the
County Executive shall return the appointment to the Council with the reasons for the
disapproval stated in writing. The Council may by the affirmative vote of [5] 6 of its
members, appoint a member of the Commission over the disapproval of the County
Executive. An appointment that is not disapproved by the County Executive in the
manner provided in this title is deemed to be approved. No more than 2 Council
appointees shall be of the same political party.

In Montgomery County, the County Executive shall appoint 2 members of the
Planning Commission from a list of applicants. The list shall be open to the public at all
times and shall be completed at least 3 weeks before appointment or reappointment. If
the County Executive does not appoint an individual whose name appears on the list or
if no name appears on the list, the County Executive shall provide for the preparation
of a second list and shall follow the procedures applicable to the first list. Within 3 days
of the appointment by the Executive, the names of the appointees shall be delivered to
the County Council which shall within 30 days thereafter either approve or disapprove
the appointments. An appointment that is not disapproved by the County Council in the

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