Ch. 583

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II)    ONE SHALL BE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A PROMINENT
HISTORICAL MUSEUM;

(III)   THREE SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND BUSINESS
COMMUNITY, ONE OF WHOM IS IN BUSINESS IN THE ST. MARY'S COUNTY
COMMUNITY;

(IV)   SIX SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AT LEAST
TWO OF WHOM ARE RESIDENTS OF THE ST. MARTS COUNTY COMMUNITY;

(2)     TWO SHALL BE EX OFFICIO VOTING MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:

(I)      THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR THE CHAIRMAN'S DESIGNEE; AND

(II)    THE PRESIDENT OF THE HISTORIC ST. MARY'S FOUNDATION;
AND

(3)     TWO SHALL BE EX OFFICIO NONVOTING MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:

(I)      THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND OR THE
PRESIDENT'S DESIGNEE; AND

(II)    THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES OR THE
SPEAKER'S DESIGNEE

(C)     THE GOVERNOR SHALL CONSIDER STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, AND
MINORITY REPRESENTATION IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION.

(D)    (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, EXCLUDING AN EX
OFFICIO MEMBER, IS 4 YEARS AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND
QUALIFIES. THESE TERMS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY THE TERMS OF
MEMBERS AS OF JULY 1, 1997.

(2)     A MEMBER APPOINTED TO FILL A VACANCY IN AN UNEXPIRED
TERM SERVES ONLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THAT TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR
IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.

(3)     A MEMBER MAY BE APPOINTED TO NO MORE THAN TWO FULL
CONSECUTIVE TERMS. A MEMBER WHO HAS SERVED LESS THAN A FULL 4-YEAR
TERM MAY BE REAPPOINTED TO TWO FULL TERMS.

24-506.

(A) (1) FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS THE COMMISSION SHALL ELECT:

(I)      A CHAIRMAN;

(II)    A VICE-CHAIRMAN; AND

(III)   ANY OTHER OFFICER THE COMMISSION REQUIRES.

(2) THE MANNER OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND THEIR TERMS OF
OFFICE SHALL BE AS THE COMMISSION DETERMINES.

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