HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1951

INDIVIDUAL WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE LIST OR IF NO NAME APPEARS

ON THE LIST, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE

PREPARATION OF A SECOND LIST AND SHALL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES

APPLICABLE TO THE FIRST LIST. Upon submission of the name of the
appointee to the County Council, the County Council shall hold
public hearings on the appointment not less than ten days and not
more than 20 days after submission. If the Council fails to act
to confirm or reject the appointment within 30 days of the
submission to the Council by the county executive, the
appointment stands approved. A vote of a majority of the full
County Council is required to confirm or reject an appointment.
[All members of the Commission to be appointed from Montgomery
County shall be appointed by the County Council subject to the
approval of the county executive, as is provided in this title.
Upon appointment, the name of the appointee shall be delivered
within three days to the county executive who within 30 days

thereafter shall either approve or disapprove the appointment. In
the event that the county executive disapproves an appointment,
he shall return it to the Council with the reasons for his
disapproval stated in writing. The Council may, by the
affirmative vote of five of its members, appoint a member of the
Commission over the disapproval of the county executive. Any
appointment which has not been disapproved by the county
executive in the manner provided in this title is deemed to have
been confirmed. In Montgomery County, the County Council shall
select its respective appointments or reappointments from a list
of applicants. This list shall be open to the public at all times
and shall be completed at least three weeks prior to actual
appointment or reappointments. In the event that the County
Council does not appoint any individual whose name appears on the
list or in the event that no name appears on the list, the County
Council shall provide for the preparation of a second list and
shall follow the procedure applicable to the first list.] IN

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, THE COUNTY COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT 3 MEMBERS OF
THE PLANNING COMMISSION FROM A LIST OF APPLICANTS. THE LIST
SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND SHALL BE COMPLETED
AT LEAST 3 WEEKS BEFORE APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT. IF THE
COUNTY COUNCIL DOES NOT APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE NAME APPEARS
ON THE LIST OR IF NO NAME APPEARS ON THE LIST, THE COUNTY COUNCIL
SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A SECOND LIST AND SHALL
FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE FIRST LIST. WITHIN 3
DAYS OF THE APPOINTMENT BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, THE NAME OF THE
APPOINTEE SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WHO SHALL
WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE APPOINTMENT EITHER APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE
THE APPOINTMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DISAPPROVES AN APPOINTMENT, THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL RETURN THE
APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNCIL WITH THE REASONS FOR THE DISAPPROVAL
STATED IN WRITING. THE COUNCIL MAY BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF 5
OF ITS MEMBERS, APPOINT A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION OVER THE
DISAPPROVAL OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. AN APPOINTMENT THAT IS NOT
DISAPPROVED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN
THIS TITLE IS DEEMED TO BE APPROVED. NO MORE THAN 2 COUNCIL
APPOINTEES SHALL BE OF THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY.