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the Secretary, by regulations, provides for review by the Board. The
Board shall report at least annually to the Secretary and its report
shall incorporate a summary of appeals heard and the determina-
tions thereof by categories. No member of the Board shall partici-
pate in any determination nor vote in any proceeding as to which he
has, directly or indirectly, a private interest.

(d) The Governor, upon the recommendation of the majority of
the Board or upon the recommendation of the Secretary, may remove
any member of the Board for one or more of the following:

(1)    Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or of any
criminal offense the effect of which is to prevent or interfere with
the performance of Board duties.

(2)    Failure to attend regularly scheduled meetings of the board.

(3)    Failure to carry out duties assigned by the Board or its
Chairman.

(4) Acceptance of other office or the conduct of other business
conflicting with or tending to conflict with performance of Board
duties.

257G.

(a) Any person aggrieved by any decision or action or failure to
act on the part of the Secretary or any department or other agency
within the Department of Economic and Community Development
for which an appeal to the Board of Review of the Department of
Economic and Community Development is provided by Section 257F
of this Article, shall be entitled to appeal in the manner hereinafter
set forth, provided however, that prior to the commencement thereof
the person so aggrieved shall make known the basis of the complaint
to the person or persons responsible for the decision or the conduct
of the action or of the withholding of the action, as the case may be,
together with a request that the same be reviewed. If a satisfactory
resolution has not occurred within thirty (80) days thereafter, the
complainant may proceed as follows:

(1)    Any complainant seeking further review shall set forth the
nature of the complaint in writing, wherein it shall be outlined in

detail with a full description of all facts and circumstances pertinent
thereto. The complaint shall be filed with the Chief Executive Officer
of the department, Division, or other agency to which application
for review is made, if there be one, but if there be none, then with
any member of its governing body. Receipt of such complaint shall
be promptly acknowledged in writing and a copy transmitted to the
Secretary of Economic and Community Development. The depart-
ment or other agency shall then proceed to investigate the complaint.
Subject to such extensions of time as the parties may agree upon, a
decision shall be rendered in writing and a copy thereof sent to the
complainant within thirty (30) days of the filing of the complaint.
A record shall be kept of all complaints and their disposition which
shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours.

(2)    A party aggrieved by an adverse decision of action or failure
to take action within the time prescribed by subsection (1) of this
section, may file an appeal to the Board of Review of the Department
of Economic and Community Development. The Board shall adopt