(a) Composition. Each urban district must have an advisory committee, or an urban district corporation board of directors, whose members are appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council.
(1) The Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee has 13 members if there are 2 or more optional method developments; 12 members if there is only one optional method development; and 11 members if there are no optional method developments. The Executive must strive to appoint the members so that:
(A) two members represent the Wheaton-Kensington Chamber of Commerce;
(B) two members represent businesses that employ fewer than 10 individuals;
(C) four members represent residential communities in the urban district or within 2 miles of the urban district;
(D) one member represents a residential community in or outside of the urban district and is a member of the Mid County Citizens Advisory Board;
(E) two members represent businesses that employ 10 or more individuals; and
(F) the remaining members represent optional method developers.
(2) The Bethesda Urban District Advisory Committee has 8 members. The County Executive must strive to appoint the members so that:
(A) two members are persons nominated by the Bethesda Chamber of Commerce;
(B) three members represent optional method developers;
(C) one member represents a business that employs fewer than 10 employees;
(D) one member represents a residential community in the urban district; and
(E) one member represents a residential community in or outside of the urban district and is a member of the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board.
(3) The Silver Spring Urban District Advisory Committee has 11 members. The County Executive must strive to appoint the members so that:
(A) two members are persons nominated by the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce;
(B) three members represent optional method developers;
(C) three members represent a business that employs fewer than 25 employees;
(D) two members represent a residential community in the urban district; and
(E) one member represents a residential community in or outside of the urban district and is a member of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board.
(4) The Friendship Heights Urban District Advisory Committee has 5 members. The County Executive must strive to appoint the members so that:
(A) two members are commercial property owners in the district nominated by the Friendship Heights Alliance;
(B) one member is a resident renter in the district;
(C) one member is a residential property owner in the district; and
(D) one member is a business representative nominated by the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce.
(5) The County Executive may reject a person nominated to serve on an advisory committee and request additional nominations from the same source.
(b) Term.
(1) Committee members serve for a period of 3 years beginning July 1. However, when an advisory committee is first formed, the following members serve for only 2 years:
a. one member nominated by the Chamber of Commerce;
b. one member who represents the optional method developers; and
c. one member who represents a business that employs fewer than 10 persons.
(2) The County Executive may reappoint committee members.
(c) Duties.
(1) An urban district advisory committee may advise the County government on all aspects of the program, management, and finances of the urban district.
(2) An urban district advisory committee should:
a. by July 15 each year, advise the department on the program and budget of the urban district;
b. by September 15 each year, review the urban district budget and submit comments to the department; and
c. by October 1 each year, meet with the head of the department to resolve areas of disagreement regarding the budget.
(d) Compensation.
(1) The County does not compensate members of urban district advisory committees for their services.
(2) Committee members are exempt from the requirements of the County Financial Disclosure Law, Sections 19A-17 through 19A-20.
(e) Procedures and attendance. An urban district advisory committee may establish its own rules of procedure. A committee may adopt a rule that provides for removal of a member because of failure to attend meetings.
(f) Termination. When an urban district corporation is created in a district, the advisory committee for that district ceases to exist. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 2; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 1; 1999 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 2005 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 1; 2006 L.M.C., ch. 33, § 1; 2023 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1.)