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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

WHICH HE WAS ELECTED, BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO
ANY COUNTY OFFICE OR POSITION CARRYING COMPENSATION
WHICH HAS BEEN CREATED DURING HIS TEEM OF OFFICE.

SECTION 308. COMPENSATION. COUNCILMEN SHALL
RECEIVE COMPENSATION OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($15,000.00) PER ANNUM. THE COMPENSATION OF
COUNCILMEN MAY BE CHANGED BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF
NOT LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. ANY INCREASE OR DECREASE IN COMPENSATION
WHICH BECOMES LAW DURING ONE TERM OF OFFICE SHALL NOT
BECOME EFFECTIVE BEFORE THE NEXT TERM.

SECTION 309. VACANCIES. A VACANCY IN THE
COUNCIL SHALL EXIST UPON THE DEATH OF RESIGNATION OF A
COUNCILMAN, OR UPON FORFEITURE OF OFFICE BY A
COUNCILMAN. WHEN A VACANCY HAS OCCURRED, A MAJORITY
OF THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT
A PERSON TO FILL THE VACANCY WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR
DAYS. IF SUCH APPOINTEE IS TO SUCCEED A MEMBER OF A
POLITICAL PARTY, HE SHALL BE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF
THREE NAMES SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL BY THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF THE PARTY TO WHICH THE FORMER MEMBER OF
THE COUNCIL BELONGED. IF THE COUNCIL HAS NOT ACTED
WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SHALL APPOINT A PERSON TO FILL THE VACANCY WITHIN TEN
CALENDAR DAYS THEREAFTER. IF A PERSON HAVING HELD THE
VACANT POSITION WAS A MEMBER OF A POLITICAL PARTY AT
THE TIME OF HIS ELECTION, THE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL BE SELECTED FROM THE SAME LIST
THAT THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THAT PARTY HAS
PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL. AN APPOINTEE
SHALL SERVE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF HIS PREDECESSOR.
ANY MEMBER APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY SHALL MEET THE
SAME QUALIFICATIONS AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS AS THE
PREVIOUS MEMBER; PROVIDED THAT WHEN PERMITTED BY THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE, THE COUNCIL SHALL PROVIDE
BY LAW FOR THE CONDUCT OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL
VACANCIES ON THE COUNCIL THAT OCCUR DURING THE FIRST
TWO YEARS OF A TERM.

SECTION 310. FORFEITURE OF OFFICE. A MEMBER OF
THE COUNCIL SHALL IMMEDIATELY FORFEIT HIS OFFICE IF HE
CEASES TO BE A QUALIFIED VOTER OF THE COUNTY. IN THE
CASE OF A COUNCILMAN REQUIRED TO RESIDE IN A
PARTICULAR COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT, HE SHALL FORFEIT HIS
OFFICE IF HE CEASES TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE
COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT IN WHICH HE RESIDED AT THE TIME
OF HIS ELECTION; PROVIDED THAT NO MEMBER OF THE
COUNCIL SHALL FORFEIT HIS OFFICE BY REASON OF ANY