Ch. 48

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)  THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 5 YEARS.

(2)  THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY
THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE APPEALS BOARD ON OCTOBER 1,
1988.

(3)  AT THE END OF A TERM, A MEMBER CONTINUES TO SERVE
UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(4)  A MEMBER WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TERM HAS BEGUN
SERVES ONLY FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS
APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(E) REMOVAL.

THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER OF THE APPEALS BOARD FOR
CAUSE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsections (a), (b), (d)(1) through (4),
and (e) of this section are new language derived
without substantive change from former SF §
ll-138(b)(l) through (3) and (5).

Subsection (c) of this section is standard language
added to state the duty of an individual appointed to
any office of profit or trust to take the oath
specified in Md. Constitution, Art. I, § 9.

In subsection (d)(2) of this section, the reference to
"October 1, 1988", which is the effective date of this
article, is substituted for the former reference to
"February 1, 1984", for clarity. The terms of the
members serving on October 1, 1988 expire as follows:
(1) 1 member in 1989; (2) 1 member in 1990; and (3) 1
member in 1992.

Former SF § ll-138(b)(4), which enabled the Governor
to fill vacancies with the advice and consent of the
Senate, is deleted as unnecessary in light of
subsection (a) of this section and as misleading in
light of the power of the Governor to make interim
appointments when the General Assembly is not in
session.

Defined terms: "Appeals Board" § 15-201
"Procurement" § 11-101

15-208. CHAIRMAN OF APPEALS BOARD.

FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE APPEALS BOARD, THE GOVERNOR
SHALL APPOINT DESIGNATE A CHAIRMAN.

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