(a) Composition.
(1) The Resilience Authority consists of twelve members appointed as follows:
(i) Nine members shall be residents of the County appointed by the County Executive; and
(ii) Three members shall be residents of the City of Annapolis appointed by the Mayor.
(2) Each of the members shall be an individual of integrity who has demonstrated abilities in business and public affairs based on education or relevant experience and shall be selected without regard to the member’s representation of or support for any special interest.
(3) Neither the member nor the member’s grandparent, parent, child, grandchild, step-parent, step-child, sibling, step-sibling, uncle, aunt, niece, or nephew, or the spouse of any of them, may have a financial interest in any project with respect to which the Resilience Authority has jurisdiction or any power or authorization to act.
(4) A member may not be a County or city elected official, appointed official, or employee.
(5) The County Director of Public Works, the County Director of Emergency Management, the County Planning and Zoning Officer, the Director of the Department of Public Works for the City of Annapolis, the Director of Emergency Management for the City of Annapolis, the Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability for the City of Annapolis, and the Director of Planning and Zoning for the City of Annapolis, or any of their designees, shall serve as non-voting advisors to the Resilience Authority.
(b) Oath. Before undertaking the duties of a member, each member of the Resilience Authority shall take a constitutional oath of office before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
(c) Terms.
(1) Initial appointments of members by the County Executive and Mayor shall be as follows:
(i) The County Executive shall appoint three members and the Mayor shall appoint one member whose terms end on September 30, 2025;
(ii) The County Executive shall appoint three members and the Mayor shall appoint one member whose terms end on September 30, 2026; and
(iii) The County Executive shall appoint three members and the Mayor shall appoint one member whose terms end on September 30, 2027.
(2) Members appointed after the initial appointments shall serve four year terms. At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A member may be reappointed, but no member shall serve more than three consecutive terms.
(d) Removal.
(1) The appointing authority of a member of the Resilience Authority may remove the member for cause, including absence from 25% or more of the scheduled meetings and hearings of the resilience authority during any 12-month period.
(2) The Chair of the Resilience Authority shall:
(i) notify the appointing authority of any member who is absent from 25% or more of the scheduled meetings and hearings during any 12-month period;
(ii) include in the notification any known extenuating circumstances; and
(iii) send a copy of the notification to each member of the Resilience Authority.
(3) The appointing authority may excuse the absences for good cause such as illness, emergency situations, or other extenuating circumstances.
(e) Personnel matters. Except as otherwise provided by State law or in this title, the procedures of the County control any personnel matter relating to the internal administration of the Resilience Authority.
(Bill No. 31-21; Bill No. 23-23)