PARR1S N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 381

(C)     EACH MEMBER APPOINTED TO THE AUTHORITY shall be a resident of the
county at the time of [his] appointment. [The original appointments shall be made in
such manner that the term of one (1) member shall expire on July 1, 1956, the term of
another member shall expire on July 1, 1957, the term of another member shall expire on
July 1, 1958, the term of another member shall expire on July 1, 1959, and the term of the
remaining member shall expire July 1, 1960. Their successors shall be appointed for terms
of five (5) years from the date of expiration of their respective terms of office, except that
any]

(D)    (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 5 YEARS AND BEGINS ON JULY 1.

(2)     THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY THE
TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY ON OCTOBER 1, 1996.

(3)     A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired
term[, and any].

(4)     A member of the authority shall be eligible for reappointment.
30-3.

(A)    The [ county executive] COUNTY EXECUTIVE shall name one [ (1)] member,
so appointed, as chairman of the authority and shall name[, from time to time, all] A
successor [ chairmen of the authority as vacancies] CHAIRMAN WHENEVER A VACANCY
in that office [ shall occur] OCCURS. THE APPOINTMENT OF A CHAIRMAN IS SUBJECT
TO THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL.

(B)     The members of the authority shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who may
or may not be members of the authority.

(C)     (1) Three [ (3)] members of the authority shall constitute a quorum.

(2) No vacancy in the authority shall impair the right of a quorum to
exercise all of the rights or perform all of the duties of the authority.

(D)     (1) The members of the authority shall not be entitled to compensation for
their services, but they shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the
performance of their duties[; provided, however, that such reimbursement].

(2) REIMBURSEMENT shall be made solely from funds received by the
authority under the provisions of this title.

(E)     The authority may delegate to one [ (1)] or more of its members or to its
officers, agents, and employees such powers and duties as it may deem proper.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

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