HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(1)  THE APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS;

(2)  THE STAGGERING OF THEIR TERMS; AND

(3)  WHERE THE NUMBER OF MEMBER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
IS LESS THAN 5, THE APPORTIONING OF THE DIRECTORS BETWEEN OR
AMONG THE MEMBER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

(D)  TENURE; VACANCIES.

(1)  THE TERM OF A DIRECTOR MAY NOT BE MORE THAN 5
YEARS.

(2)  IF A VACANCY OCCURS DURING THE TERM OF A
DIRECTOR, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT IS
REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR SHALL FILL THE VACANCY.

(E)  APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF DIRECTOR FROM JOINING POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION.

IF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION JOINS THE AUTHORITY, THE
GOVERNING BODY OF THE JOINING POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IMMEDIATELY
SHALL APPOINT 1 DIRECTOR FOR A TERM THAT IS THE SAME AS THE TERMS
OF THE OTHER DIRECTORS.

(F)  WITHDRAWAL FROM AUTHORITY.

IF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION WITHDRAWS FROM THE AUTHORITY, ANY
DIRECTOR WHO WAS APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE WITHDRAWING POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION IMMEDIATELY CEASES TO BE A DIRECTOR.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former HE §
9-905(2)(i) and the fourth and fifth sentences of
(2)(ii).

As to subsection (f) of this section, the attention of
the General Assembly is brought to the possibility
that, on withdrawal of a political subdivision from an
authority that had 2 or more member political
subdivisions, there may be less than the 5 directors
that are required by subsection (b) of this section.
The General Assembly may wish to clarify this
situation.

9-916. QUORUM; MEETINGS; COMPENSATION; STAFF.

(A) QUORUM; ACTION BY MAJORITY.

(1)  A MAJORITY OF THE FULL AUTHORIZED MEMBERSHIP OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AN AUTHORITY IS A QUORUM TO DO
BUSINESS.

(2)  UNLESS THE BYLAWS REQUIRE A LARGER NUMBER, THE
BOARD MAY TAKE ANY ACTION BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS
PRESENT AT A VALIDLY CALLED MEETING.