HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1947

The county [executive] EXECUTIVES of Prince George's

[County] AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, subject to the approval of
[the] THEIR RESPECTIVE County [Council] COUNCILS, by a vote of a
majority of [the] THEIR full [Council] COUNCILS, [and the County
Council of Montgomery County, subject to the approval of the

county executive as provided in this title,] shall each designate
a member for the position of chairman or vice-chairman. [Upon

designation by the Montgomery County Council, the name of the
designee shall be delivered within three days to the Montgomery

county executive who within 30 days thereafter shall either

approve or disapprove the designation. In the event that the
county executive disapproves a designee, he shall return the name

of the designee to the Council with the reasons for his
disapproval stated in writing. The Council, by the affirmative
vote of five of its members, may designate a member of the

Commission for the position of chairman or vice-chairman over the
disapproval of the county executive. Any designation which has

not been disapproved by the county executive in this manner shall
be deemed to have been confirmed.] The Commission shall elect a

chairman and vice-chairman from those members designated as
above. The chairman shall preside at meetings of the Commission
and perform the other customary duties of the office. The
vice chairman shall preside in the absence of the chairman. The
chairman and the vice-chairman of the Commission also serve as

chairmen of their respective county planning boards, as

constituted in this article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

take effect December 1, 1986.
Approved May 13, 1986.

CHAPTER 537

(House Bill 1180)

AN ACT concerning

Montgomery County Planning Board - Membership -
Residence Districts Geographic Balance

PG/MC 35A-86

FOR the purpose of requiring that the Montgomery County Council

and Executive, in making and approving appointments of
members of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission who are appointed from Montgomery County, which
members constitute the Montgomery County Planning Board, be

appointed from certain Montgomery County legislative

districts after a certain date; repealing a certain obsolete
date to provide reasonable geographic balance with respect
to places of residence of the members; and generally