§ 13-603. Membership

MD Econ Dev Code § 13-603 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The Council consists of:

(1)    the members of the General Assembly representing the region, as voting members;

(2)    the commissioners of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties, as voting members;

(3)    one voting member appointed by the president of the Southern Maryland Municipal Association;

(4)    one voting member at large from each county, appointed by the commissioners of the county with the concurrence of the members of the General Assembly representing the county;

(5)    one nonvoting member from each county, appointed jointly by the economic development commission and the planning and zoning commission of the county; and

(6)    one nonvoting member appointed by the Department and the Department of Planning.

(b)    (1)    An ex officio member is a member only during the member’s term of office.

(2)    A member at large serves at the pleasure of the elected members who represent the same county.

(3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.

(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.