2396                                  LAWS OF MARYLAND                                Ch. 240

A VACANCY OCCURS, APPOINT AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD A CITIZEN
OF THE MUNICIPALITY, FOR A TERM OF 5 YEARS, TO SUCCEED THE
MEMBER WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON THE JANUARY 1 NEXT FOLLOWING.

(2) (I) IF THE AUTHORITY IS INCORPORATED BY 2 OR
MORE MUNICIPALITIES, THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF
MEMBERS AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF 5 OR THE NUMBER OF
MUNICIPALITIES INCORPORATING THE AUTHORITY. WHEN 1 OR MORE
ADDITIONAL MUNICIPALITIES JOIN AN EXISTING AUTHORITY, EACH
JOINING MUNICIPALITY SHALL HAVE 1 MEMBER ON THE BOARD,
APPOINTED IMMEDIATELY ON THE ADMISSION OF THE MUNICIPALITY
INTO THE AUTHORITY FOR A FULL TERM OF YEARS EQUAL TO THAT
FIXED FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD SHALL BE APPOINTED, THEIR TERMS STAGGERED, AND
VACANCIES FILLED, AND, WHERE THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES
JOINING IS LESS THAN 5, SHALL BE APPORTIONED IN THE MANNER
THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION PROVIDE. NO MEMBER MAY BE
APPOINTED FOR A TERM LONGER THAN 5 YEARS.

(II) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO ARE NOT
MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OR
MUNICIPALITIES COMPOSING THE AUTHORITY SHALL HOLD OFFICE
UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED, MAY SUCCEED
THEMSELVES, AND SHALL RECEIVE THE SALARIES SET BY THE

GOVERNING BODY OR BODIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY__OR

MUNICIPALITIES, BUT THEIR SALARIES SHALL NOT BE INCREASED OR
DIMINISHED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OR BODIES DURING THE TERM
FOR WHICH THE MEMBER RECEIVING THE SALARY IS APPOINTED.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY
OF A MUNICIPALITY SHALL SERVE AS BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT PAY.
IF A VACANCY OCCURS BY REASON OF THE DEATH,
DISQUALIFICATION, RESIGNATION, OR REMOVAL OF AN APPOINTED
MEMBER, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL APPOINT
A SUCCESSOR TO SERVE ONLY FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL
A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES. IN JOINT
AUTHORITIES, VACANCIES THAT OCCUR BY REASON OF THE DEATH,
DISQUALIFICATION, RESIGNATION, OR REMOVAL OF AN APPOINTED
MEMBER SHALL BE FILLED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE
MUNICIPALITY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF WHICH THE VACANCY
OCCURS. WHENEVER ANY MUNICIPALITY WITHDRAWS FROM A JOINT
AUTHORITY, THE TERM OF ANY MEMBER APPOINTED FROM THAT
MUNICIPALITY IMMEDIATELY TERMINATES.

(III) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS
CONSTITUTES A QUORUM OF THE BOARD FOR ORGANIZING THE
AUTHORITY, FOR CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THE AUTHORITY, AND
FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES, AND ANY ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY VOTE
OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT, UNLESS THE BYLAWS
REQUIRE A LARGER NUMBER. THE BOARD HAS FULL AUTHORITY TO
MANAGE THE PROPERTIES AND BUSINESS OF THE AUTHORITY AND TO
PRESCRIBE, AMEND, AND REPEAL BYLAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE BUSINESS OF THE AUTHORITY
MAY BE CONDUCTED, AND THE POWERS GRANTED TO THE AUTHORITY
MAY BE EXERCISED AND EMBODIED. THE BOARD SHALL SET AND
DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES OF