HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               2447

the January first next succeeding. Provided, however, that
on and after January 1, 1971, the Commission shall be
composed of five members. The County shall by ordinance or
resolution provide for the appointment on or before January
1, 1971, of such additional members of the Commission as are
needed, if any, to give the Commission a total membership of
five members. The ordinance or resolution shall provide for
not more than one term of less than six years for any such
new membership position, and shall further provide for
staggering the term of any such position so that no
memberships will expire in the same year.]

(I)  ONE MEMBER FROM EACH SUBDISTRICT APPOINTED
BY THE COUNTY; AND

(II)  ONE MEMBER FROM EACH SUBDISTRICT APPOINTED
BY THE COUNTY AND AS MANY AT-LARGE MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY THE
COUNTY, AS IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION OF FIVE
MEMBERS.

(2)  A COMMISSIONER MAY NOT HOLD ANY OTHER WASHINGTON
COUNTY OFFICE WHILE SERVING ON THE COMMISSION.

(3)  EACH MEMBER SERVES FOR A TERM OF 6 YEARS. THE
TERMS OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY THE
TERMS OF THE MEMBERS SERVING ON JULY 1, 1981.

(4)  EXCEPT WHEN THERE ARE FEWER THAN FIVE SUBDISTRICTS
THE COUNTY MAY NOT APPOINT A COMMISSIONER FOR A COMMISSIONER
AT LARGE VACANCY IF ONE SHOULD OCCUR BY DEATH, RESIGNATION,
REMOVAL, DISQUALIFICATION, OR EXPIRATION OF TERM OF OFFICE.

[(2)] (5) Members of the Commission shall hold office
until their successors [have been] ARE appointed[,] and
QUALIFIED. THEY may succeed themselves, and [shall] receive
[such] salaries and allowances for expenses as [may be]
determined by the Commission, with [the] approval of the
County[, from time to time]. If a vacancy shall occur by
[reason of the] death, disqualification, resignation or
removal of a member, the County shall immediately appoint a
successor to fill [his] THE unexpired term.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the
Commissioners serving on the Commission on the effective
date of this Act shall serve until the expiration of their
regular terms or until their death, resignation, removal, or
disqualification.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1981.

Approved May 19, 1981.