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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 509
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(B) EACH CONSUMER MEMBER OF THE BOARD:
(1) SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC;
(2) MAY NOT BE OR EVER HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED OR EVER HAVE HAD A
FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE SHIPPING OR MARITIME INDUSTRY;
(3) MAY NOT BE A LICENSEE OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO REGULATION
BY THE BOARD;
(4) MAY NOT, WITHIN 1 YEAR BEFORE APPOINTMENT. HAVE HAD A
FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR HAVE RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM A PERSON
REGULATED BY THE BOARD; AND
(5) MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
(C) WHILE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, A CONSUMER MEMBER MAY NOT HAVE
A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN OR RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM A PERSON
REGULATED BY THE BOARD.
(D) BEFORE TAKING OFFICE, EACH APPOINTEE TO THE BOARD SHALL TAKE
THE OATH REQUIRED BY ARTICLE I, § 9 OF THE MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.
(E) (1) THE TERM OF AN APPOINTED MEMBER IS 2 YEARS AND BEGINS ON
JULY 1.
(2) THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY
THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS ON OCTOBER 1, 2000.
(3) AT THE END OF A TERM, A MEMBER CONTINUES TO SERVE UNTIL A
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.
(4) A MEMBER WHO IS APPOINTED AFTER A TERM BEGINS SERVES ONLY
FOR THE REST OF THE TERM AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND
QUALIFIES.
(5) AN APPOINTED MEMBER MAY NOT SERVE MORE THAN 2 TERMS
CONSECUTIVELY
(F) THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER FOR INCOMPETENCE OR
MISCONDUCT.
5.5-203.
FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS, THE BOARD SHALL ANNUALLY ELECT A
CHAIRMAN.
5.5-204.
(A) THE BOARD SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE EACH CALENDAR QUARTER AT
THE TIMES AND PLACES THAT THE BOARD REQUIRES.
(B) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD IS A QUORUM.
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