PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 397

(II) A MEMBER FROM THE COUNTY AT LARGE WHO NO LONGER
RESIDES IN THE COUNTY MAY NOT CONTINUE AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY
BOARD.

(3) A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD SHALL BE A REGISTERED
VOTER OF THE COUNTY FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE
BEGINNING OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE MEMBER.

(D)    (1) A MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE
CHARACTER AND FITNESS OF THE MEMBER AND WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL
AFFILIATION AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS, AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT, SHALL BE
MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS, AT THE TIME
OF APPOINTMENT, SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

(2)     AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE
COUNTY BOARD MAY NOT BE APPOINTED TO OR SERVE ON THE COUNTY BOARD.

(3)     (I) AT THE TIME OF FILING AN APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
TO THE COUNTY BOARD, AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL CERTIFY TO THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS WHETHER OR NOT THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO THE
AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY BOARD.

(II) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY NOT APPOINT AN
INDIVIDUAL TO THE COUNTY BOARD WHO HAS CERTIFIED AFFIRMATIVELY UNTIL
THE INDIVIDUAL OFFERS PROOF THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO
THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY BOARD.

(E)     (1) THERE IS A SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATING COMMISSION IN CALVERT
COUNTY.

(2)      (I) THE SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATING COMMISSION CONSISTS OF
15 MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BY JULY
1, 1996 AND EVERY 4 YEARS AFTER.

(II) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL APPOINT FIVE MEMBERS
FROM EACH OF THE THREE COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICTS.

(3)     THE SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATING COMMISSION SHALL:

(I)      SOLICIT AND RECEIVE APPLICATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS
WHO WISH TO BE APPOINTED TO THE COUNTY BOARD;

(II)    CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING; AND

(III)   SUBMIT A LIST OF A MINIMUM OF THREE QUALIFIED
NOMINEES FOR EACH VACANCY ON THE COUNTY BOARD TO THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE VACANCY FROM WHICH
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL APPOINT ONE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN 60 DAYS
AFTER THE DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE LIST.

(F)     (1) EXCEPT FOR THE STUDENT MEMBER, A MEMBER SERVES FOR A
TERM OF 4 5 YEARS BEGINNING JANUARY 1 AFTER THE APPOINTMENT OF THE
MEMBER AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

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