HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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ELECTED BY THE VOTERS OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY, FROM RESIDENCE
DISTRICTS OR AT LARGE, AS FOLLOWS:

(I)  BEGINNING IN 1988 AND IN EVERY SUCCEEDING
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR, 3 MEMBERS SHALL BE ELECTED. TWO
MEMBERS SHALL AT THE TIME OF THEIR ELECTION RESIDE RESPECTIVELY
IN 2 RESIDENCE DISTRICTS DESIGNATED SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS 1 AND
2. THE REMAINING MEMBER MAY RESIDE IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTY.

(II)  BEGINNING IN 1990 AND IN EVERY SUCCEEDING
GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION YEAR, 4 MEMBERS SHALL BE ELECTED. THREE
OF THESE MEMBERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR ELECTION SHALL RESIDE
RESPECTIVELY IN DISTRICTS DESIGNATED SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS 3, 4,
AND 5. THE REMAINING MEMBER MAY BE A RESIDENT OF ANY PART OF THE
COUNTY.

[(2)] (4) The student member serves for a term of 1
year beginning on July 1 after his election.

[(3)] (5) The remaining members of the County Board
shall select a qualified individual to fill any vacancy on the
elected Board for the remainder of that term and until a
successor is elected and qualifies.

(6) AN ELECTED COUNTY BOARD MEMBER SHALL FORFEIT THE
OFFICE IF THE MEMBER FAILS TO RESIDE IN THE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT
FROM WHICH HE OR SHE WAS ELECTED, UNLESS THE FAILURE TO CONTINUE
RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT IS CAUSED BY AN ALTERATION IN THE
BOUNDARIES BECAUSE OF REAPPORTIONMENT.

(g) (1) The Montgomery County Council may remove a member
of the County Board for:

(i) Immorality;

(ii) Misconduct in office;

(iii) Incompetency; or

(iv) Willful neglect of duty.

(2)  Before removing a member, the County Council
shall provide the member a copy of the charges against him and
give him an opportunity within 10 days to request a hearing.

(3)  If the member requests a hearing within the
10-day period:

(i) The County Council promptly shall hold a
hearing, but a hearing may not be set within 10 days after the
County Council sends the member a notice of the hearing; and

(ii) The member shall have an opportunity to be
heard publicly before the County Council in his own defense, in