On the first day of the annual legislative session of the County Council in the year of each decennial census of the population of the United States, the County Council shall appoint by resolution a Redistricting and Charter Revision Commission for the purpose of making a comprehensive study of the County government and the updating of its Charter where necessary, including the matter of the revision of the councilmanic districts of the County. The Commission shall be composed of a number of representative citizens of the County equal to the number of councilmanic districts in the County, with each member of the County Council making one appointment, who shall report to the Council their findings and recommendations, together with drafts of any recommended revisions of the Charter, within twelve months after their appointment. The Redistricting and Charter Revision Commission shall receive from the County an appropriation sufficient to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
(Bill No. 93-80; Res. No. 35-12; Res. No. 24-22)
Editor's note – The 2012 amendment changed the number of the members of the Decennial Charter Revision Commission to equal the number of councilmanic districts in the County, and provided that each member of the County Council shall make one appointment to the Commission.