WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          Ch. 59

Article 7 - Carroll County

3-21.

(a)     The Economic Development Commission of Carroll County is created for the
purpose of advancing the general welfare of the people through programs and activities to
develop Carroll County's natural resources and economic opportunities pertaining to
commerce, agriculture, forestry, transportation, travel, tourism and recreation, and to
cooperate and offer assistance to existing industries and businesses, and to promote and
encourage the establishing and locating of new industries and businesses in Carroll
County and other matters intended to foster and develop gainful employment and the
pursuit of happiness of all who are now or may hereafter be residents of Carroll County.

(b)     The Commission shall consist of at least nine members, who shall be
appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The members shall represent a
cross-section of the economic composition of Carroll County and shall be selected
because of their known experience and interest in the development of Carroll County.
[Those organizations representing the same categoric interest shall jointly send to the
County Commissioners a list of not less than two nor more than three names of persons
duly qualified and interested in serving on the Commission, and the County
Commissioners shall select the members of the Commission from the lists which are
submitted.]

(c)     The members of the Commission shall serve for two years from the effective
date of their appointment and are eligible for reappointment. They shall serve without
compensation but [shall] MAY be reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties. The Commission shall select from its own
membership a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary-treasurer to serve a term of one
year and to be eligible for re-election, provided that no one person shall hold the position
of chairman for more than three consecutive terms. Upon the death, disability,
resignation, or removal of any member of the Commission, the County Commissioners
shall appoint a person representing the same categoric interest to serve for the unexpired
term. The Commission has the power to establish and appoint advisory groups and
committees to assist in its program of activity, and membership on advisor}' groups and
committees is not restricted solely to members of the Commission.

(d)     The Commission shall meet monthly and shall hold special meetings at the call
of the chairman or of any three members of the Commission. The Commission shall adopt
such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to govern its procedure and business.
[The Commission shall submit to the Board of County Commissioners of Carroll County
an annual operating budget for the fiscal year for the approval of the County
Commissioners, and the County Commissioners shall provide such funds as they may
approve. The Commission is empowered to employ such employees as its business may
require within the limits of its appropriation, provided that any newly created position or
positions and salary pertinent thereto receive the approval of the County
Commissioners.]

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