HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(b)  Each supervisor shall be interested and
knowledgeable in conservation of soil, water, and related
natural resources. By training and experience, each
supervisor shall be qualified to perform the specialized
skilled services which are requited in performing the duties
under this subtitle.

(c)  The supervisors shall be appointed in the
following manner, and consideration shall be given to
representation from farming, forestry, wildlife, and urban
interests where appropriate:

(1)  One district resident by the county
governing body and serving at the pleasure of the county
governing body. In those counties with both an executive and
a legislative branch of government, the appointment shall be
made by the executive and approved by the legislative
branch;

(2)  One by the Committee from a list of three
district residents submitted by the county farm bureau;

(3)  One by the Committee from a list of three
district residents submitted by the county extension
service; and

(4)  Two by the Committee from among residents of
the district.

(d)  The term of office of each Committee appointed
member is [four] 5 years. Each supervisor shall hold office
until his successor is appointed and qualifies. Vacancies
shall be filled for any unexpired term by appointments made
in the same manner as for the full term.

(e)  The Committee, upon notice and hearing, may remove
any supervisor from office for neglect of duty or
malfeasance in office. In addition, any supervisor who,
during any period of 12 consecutive months, shall fail to
attend at least 50 percent of all regular meetings of the
board of supervisors of the district of which he is an
appointed member, shall be considered to have resigned and
the chairman of the board of supervisors shall notify the
appropriate appointing body of the resultant vacancy.
However, if the reasons for the supervisor's inability to
attend meetings as required in this subtitle are found by
the appointing body to be satisfactory, the appointing body
may reinstate the supervisor to office.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That each
supervisor serving on the Committee on the effective date of
this Act shall continue to hold office through a fifth year,
beyond the original 4 year term. Each supervisor appointed