Section 13-703 - Membership.
§ 13-703. Membership.
(a) Composition; appointment.- The Council consists of the following 23 members:
(1) from Allegany, Garrett, and Washington counties:
(i) nine representatives of the county governments, three from each county, appointed by their respective commissioners; and
(ii) three municipal elected officials, one from each county, appointed by their respective commissioners;
(2) from the members of the House of Delegates, the chair, or the designee of the chair, of the Allegany County Delegation, the Garrett County Delegation, and the Washington County Delegation, each of whom shall reside, respectively, in Allegany County, Garrett County, and Washington County;
(3) the two members of the Senate of Maryland representing the region and residing in Allegany County, Garrett County, or Washington County; and
(4) six private citizens, two each from Allegany County, Garrett County, and Washington County, respectively, that are:
(i) appointed by their respective commissioners;
(ii) not listed under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection; and
(iii) neither elected officials nor employees of a unit of local government.
(b) Tenure; vacancies.-
(1) A member who qualifies because of the member's elected or appointed position is a member of the Council only during the member's term of office in the elected or appointed position.
(2) A member appointed under subsection (a)(4) of this section:
(i) serves at the pleasure of the commissioners who appointed the member; and
(ii) has the same term as the commissioners who appointed the member.
(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4) Except for an ex officio member, a member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
[An. Code 1957, art. 20A, §§ 2-101(b), 2-102, 2-103; 2008, ch. 306, § 2.]