WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 499

(i) 9 representatives of the county
governments, 3 from each county, appointed by their respective
county commissioners; and

(ii) 3 municipal elected officials, 1 from each
county, appointed by their respective municipal governments;
[and]

(2)[(i) All] 5 resident members of the WESTERN
MARYLAND DELEGATION CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE House of
Delegates AND THE SENATE OF MARYLAND representing Allegany
County, Garrett County, and Washington County, THEIR TERMS AS
VOTING MEMBERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
WESTERN MARYLAND DELEGATION; and

(2) 5 MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, EACH OF WHOM
RESIDES IN ALLEGANY, GARRETT, OR WASHINGTON COUNTIES, THEIR TERMS
AS VOTING MEMBERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR AT THE DISCRETION OF ALL OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO RESIDE IN ALLEGANY,
GARRETT, OR WASHINGTON COUNTIES; AND

[(ii) 2 members of the Senate of Maryland
residing within the tri-county area;]

(3)  6 PRIVATE CITIZENS, 2 EACH FROM ALLEGANY COUNTY,
GARRETT COUNTY, AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, RESPECTIVELY, THAT ARE:

GOVERNMENTS;

(I) APPOINTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY

(II) NOT LISTED UNDER PARAGRAPHS (1) AND (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION; AND

(D) THE NONVOTING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE THE MEMBERS OF
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO RESIDE IN ALLEGANY, GARRETT, OR
WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND WHO ARE NOT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL,. THEIR TERMS AS NONVOTING MEMBERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR AT
THE DISCRETION OF ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHO
RESIDE IN ALLEGANY, GARRETT, OR WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

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(III) NOT ELECTED OFFICIALS OF A GENERAL
PURPOSE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT NOR EMPLOYEES OF A UNIT OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THAT GOVERNMENT.

(D) THE NONVOTING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL CONSIST OF 4
RESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE WESTERN MARYLAND DELEGATION CONSISTING OF
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES AND THE SENATE OF MARYLAND
REPRESENTING ALLEGANY COUNTY, GARRETT COUNTY, AND WASHINGTON
COUNTY, THEIR TERMS AS NONVOTING MEMBERS TO BE PROVIDED FOR AT
THE DISCRETION OF THE WESTERN MARYLAND DELEGATION.