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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

HEALTH PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF
NINETEEN (19) VOTING MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE
COUNTY EXECUTIVE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL. THE BOARD SHALL BE THE PRIMARY HEALTH ADVISORY
BODY IN THE COUNTY AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING
REVIEW AND COMMENTS ON ALL HEALTH-RELATED MATTERS,
INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
WHICH, BY LAW OR PRACTICE, REQUIRE OFFICIAL REVIEW,
COMMENT, AND APPROVAL BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE BOARD
SHALL BE SO CONSTITUTED AS TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COUNTY.
NOMINATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD SHALL BE
SOLICITED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FROM THE COUNTY AT
LARGE, FROM INTERESTED HEALTH-ORIENTED GROUPS AND FROM
APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN MAKING
APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL
SPECIFICALLY CONSIDER NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDICAL, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
AND NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONS. THE
MAJORITY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS SHALL REPRESENT THE
INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS OF HEALTH SERVICES. NO MORE THAN
NINE (9) OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL REPRESENT
PROVIDERS OF HEALTH SERVICES. MINORITY GROUPS SHALL BE
REPRESENTED APPROPRIATELY ON THE BOARD. ALL MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY OR
SHALL HAVE A PRINCIPAL AREA OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST IN
THE COUNTY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM
OF THREE (3) YEARS, EXCEPT THAT INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO
THE BOARD SHALL BE FOR ONE, TWO AND THREE YEARS, AS
PRESCRIBED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AT THE TIME OF
APPOINTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE FOR
THE ANNUAL VACATING OF THE TERMS OF MEMBERS IN EACH OF
THE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVE CATEGORIES. EACH MEMBER OF
THE BOARD SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL THAT MEMBER'S
SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND CONFIRMED. NO MEMBER
SHALL SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION UNLESS THE
COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL, BY RESOLUTION, FROM TIME TO TIME,
FIX A RATE OF COMPENSATION. MEMBERS SHALL, HOWEVER, BE
REIMBURSED FOR ALL ACTUAL EXPENSES NECESSARILY INCURRED
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL. IN MAKING
INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SHALL CONSIDER FOR MEMBERSHIP THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
SERVED ON THE BOARD OF COMMUNITY AND MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH
TERMINATES AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUB-CHAPTER.

24-24 BOARD; OFFICERS.

THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL DESIGNATE ONE MEMBER OF
THE BOARD TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN AND ONE MEMBER TO SERVE AS
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE TERMS OF THE CHAIRMAN
AND VICE-CHAIRMEN SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO YEARS.
APPOINTMENTS OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN SHALL BE