Ch. 50

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

person so elected to be for the period of one (1) year only, unless reelected]. THE
SELECTION UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MAJORITY VOTE
OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT A MEETING CONSISTING OF A QUORUM.

(5)      [Three (3) members to be selected by the County Commissioners of
Garrett County, one (1) from each of the three (3) county commissioner districts of the
county, who shall be subject to approval by the Board members and who shall also serve
for the period of two (2) years only, unless reappointed.

(6)      Four (4) members selected for their expertise in particular disciplines,
elected annually by the hospital Board to serve at large.

(7)] The president of the Garrett County Memorial Hospital [for as long as
he is the chief executive officer of the hospital],

(6) SEVEN AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO ARE SELECTED FOR THEIR
TALENTS, ABILITIES, AND INTEREST IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE HOSPITAL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. THE SELECTION
OF AN AT-LARGE MEMBER REQUIRES A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTES OF
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AT A MEETING CONSISTING OF A QUORUM. AN
AT-LARGE MEMBER MAY NOT VOTE FOR ONESELF, FOR A PERSON WHO WOULD
REPLACE THE AT-LARGE MEMBER, OR FOR A PERSON WHO WOULD REPLACE
ANOTHER AT-LARGE MEMBER WHOSE TERM EXPIRES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE
AT-LARGE MEMBER. THE ELECTION OF AN AT-LARGE MEMBER REQUIRES AT
LEAST FIVE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.

B. The terms of [all of the above appointive] members of the Board OF
GOVERNORS shall [begin on the first day of July 1959.] BE AS FOLLOWS:

(1)      The terms of the County [Commisioners] COMMISSIONERS [of
Garrett County], of the President of the Town Council of Oakland, and OF the president
of the Garrett County [Chapter of the American Red Cross] MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, as
ex officio members, shall be coextensive with their respective terms of office [and no
longer].

(2)      THE TERM OF A DESIGNEE OF A COUNTY COMMISSIONER OR OF
THE PRESIDENT OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AND THE TERMS OF MEMBERS APPOINTED
BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS TWO YEARS OR UNTIL THE CURRENT TERM OF
THE ELECTED OFFICIAL OR OFFICIALS WHO SELECTED THE MEMBER ENDS,
WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

(3)      THE TERM OF THE MEDICAL STAFF MEMBER IS TWO YEARS.

(4)      THE TERM OF AN AT-LARGE MEMBER IS TWO YEARS. THE TERMS OF
AT-LARGE MEMBERS SHALL BE STAGGERED SO THAT THREE AT-LARGE MEMBERS
ARE ELECTED ONE YEAR AND FOUR AT-LARGE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED THE
FOLLOWING YEAR.

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