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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 758

(3) [ In Harford County board members shall be
appointed by the county executive with the advice and consent of
[the County Council] THE HARFORD COUNTY DELEGATION TO THE

MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL PRESENT

THE PROPOSED APPOINTMENTS TO THE DELEGATION 30 DAYS BEFORE THE
BEGINNING OF THE MEMBERS' TERMS. THE DELEGATION SHALL ACT ON THE
PROPOSED APPOINTMENTS WITHIN 15 DAYS. IF THE DELEGATION DOES NOT

ACT, THE APPOINTMENTS ARE FINAL ON THE 16TH DAY. IF THE

DELEGATION REJECTS A PROPOSED APPOINTMENT, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SHALL PRESENT ANOTHER PROPOSED APPOINTMENT TO BE ACTED ON BY THE
DELEGATION WITHIN 5 DAYS.

(I) NOMINEES SHALL BE SELECTED FOR VACANCIES ON
THE HARFORD COUNTY LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN
TO GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION.

(II) THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS TO FILL VACANCIES
ON THE HARFORD COUNTY LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL PRESENT A
LIST OF NOMINEES TO THE HARFORD COUNTY DELEGATION TO THE MARYLAND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THEIR ADVICE AND CONSENT. THE LIST SHALL
CONTAIN A MINIMUM OF 3 NAMES FOR EACH VACANCY AND BE PRESENTED 60
DAYS PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE OF THE VACANCY;

2. WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT
OF THE LIST FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, THE HARFORD COUNTY
DELEGATION SHALL CONSENT BY APPROVING THE NOMINEES OR BY DELETING
NAMES FROM THE LIST OF NOMINEES. IF THE DELEGATION FAILS TO ACT
ON THE LIST WITHIN THE 7 WORKING DAY PERIOD, ALL OF THE NOMINEES
ARE, BY OPERATION OF THE LAW, AUTOMATICALLY CONSENTED TO AS
ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE;

3. WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS OF THE RECEIPT
OF THE LIST THAT WAS ACTED UPON BY THE DELEGATION, THE COUNTY
EXECUTIVE MAY REPLACE ANY NOMINEE THAT WAS DELETED BY THE
DELEGATION AND MAY RESUBMIT THE LIST FOR DELEGATION APPROVAL IN
ACCORD WITH SUBPARAGRAPH 2, OF THIS PARAGRAPH;

4. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL SUBMIT 1 OF
THE NOMINEES FOR EACH VACANCY TO THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR ITS
ADVICE AND CONSENT.

(j) In case of a vacancy on an appointive board for any
reason whatever, it shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
same manner as the original appointment; except that in Worcester
County the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate[, and in Harford County the
vacancy shall be filled by the county executive with the advice
and consent of the County Council].

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That 2 members shall
be appointed to the Harford County liquor control board in
August, 1984. Of the 2 members appointed in 1984, the term of
the first member shall expire on the first Monday in April, 1986;