(A) Subject to confirmation by the County Council, the FCPRC shall consist of 8 persons appointed by the County Executive, plus 1 member of the Board of Education and 1 member of the County Council, for a total of 10 members. All planning regions are to be represented, however, if there are no applications from interested and qualified persons in an unrepresented planning region, the County Executive may appoint an interested and qualified person from another planning region of the county. All appointees must be registered voters in Frederick County. All members are voting members. All appointments shall be for 4 years. Terms of office shall be staggered and shall begin the first day of July of the year of the appointment.
(B) Any member who is absent from 50% or more of the scheduled meeting or hearings during any 6-month period unless excused by the FCPRC Chair shall be deemed to have resigned from his or her position on the FCPRC. It shall be the presiding officer’s responsibility to notify the Commission of such vacancy. All members shall receive a copy of such notice.
(C) FCPRC shall review all applications for membership and make recommendations to the County Executive regarding appointments and reappointments to the FCPRC.
(D) FCPRC members shall receive no compensation for their services as such, but may be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties within the amount made available by the appropriation for such purposes.
(1959 Code, § 30-11) (Ord. 80-11-163, 4-22-1980; Ord. 01-06-280, 4-17-2001; Ord. 05-35-396, 10-25-2005; Ord. 07-23-463, 6-26-2007; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014)
Statutory reference:
Members, see Md. Ann. Code, Local Government Article § 1-606