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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

FILLED BY APPOINT KENT FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERMS. THE
MEMBERS SHALL CONTINUE IN OFFICE UNTIL THEIR
SUCCESSORS ABE APPOINTED AND HAVE QUALIFIED, AND
MEMBERS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT.

(C)    COMPENSATION. MEMBERS OF THE

COMMISSION SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
SERVICES AS SUCH BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL
EXPENSES ACTUALLY AND NECESSARILY INCURRED BY THEM IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES WITHIN THE AMOUNT MADE
AVAILABLE BY APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSES.

(D)    MEETINGS; REPORTS. THE

COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIRMAN AS
FREQUENTLY AS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ITS DUTIES, BUT NO
LESS THAN ONCE EACH MONTH. A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE
TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS, AND A MAJORITY OF THOSE
PRESENT AT ANY MEETING SHALL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ANY
OFFICIAL ACTION TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION. THE
COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY COUNCIL SUMMARIZING ITS
ACTIVITIES, NEEDS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THE DEGREE TO
WHICH THE GOALS OF THE COMMISSION ARE BEING MET.

77-25. COMMISSION—POWERS AND DUTIES.

THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND IT SHALL
BE ITS DUTY:

(A) TO DEVELOP WHEN NECESSARY AN

INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR ALL SERVICES IN
THE COUNTY BELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN,
TO COOPERATE WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATING
COMMISSION, AND TO DEVELOP OTHER SERVICES WHEN A NEED
FOR SUCH SERVICES IS DETERMINED.

(B) TO RESEARCH, ASSEMBLE, ANALYZE,

AND DISSEMINATE PERTINENT DATA AND EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS RELATING TO ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS WHICH
WILL ASSIST IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND IN THE
ELIMINATION OF PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION ON ACCOUNT
OF SEX; AND TO INSTITUTE AND CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL AND
OTHER PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCES TO PROMOTE
EQUAL RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PERSONS
REGARDLESS OF THEIR SEX. IN PERFORMANCE OF ITS
DUTIES, THE COMMISSION SHALL COOPERATE WITH INTERESTED
CITIZENS, COMMUNITY, BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL,
TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.