Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-603
This is the official text of Md. Code, Economic Development § 13-603, part of Maryland’s Code, Economic Development — governs the state's economic development programs.
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§13–603.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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