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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 460

board shall participate 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.

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 § 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 (30) 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
department 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 tie filing of the complaint. A record