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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 22-6 Terms, organization, meetings, etc.">
  <section prefix="§" num="22-6" heading="Terms, organization, meetings, etc.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Terms.">
      <para num="(1)">The term of a  member expires at the end of the Mayor’s term.</para>
      <para num="(2)">At the end of a term, a  member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</para>
      <para num="(3)">A member may only serve a maximum of  2 terms.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Compensation; expenses.">The members of the Commission serve with compensation based on hours served, as provided in the Ordinance of Estimates.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Officers.">
      <para num="(1)">The Mayor shall designate a  member to serve as Commission Chair.</para>
      <para num="(2)">At the beginning of each term and after all members are appointed, the Commission Chair shall call a meeting of the Commission and the Commission shall elect members to serve as:<para num="(i)">Vice Chair;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">Treasurer; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">Secretary.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Committees.">
      <para num="(1)">There is an Executive Committee in the Commission that comprises the following members:<para num="(i)">the Chair;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the Vice Chair;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the Treasurer;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the Secretary; and</para>
        <para num="(v)">an at-large member, who shall be elected by majority vote of the Commissioners at the Commission’s first meeting.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The Executive Committee:<para num="(i)">may appoint Committees to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions and duties; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">shall generally oversee the administration of the Commission.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Meetings; quorum.">
      <para num="(1)">The Commission shall meet on the call of the Chair as frequently as required to perform its duties, but not less than 1 time each month.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.</para>
      <para num="(3)">An affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum is needed for any official action.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Bylaws.">
      <para num="(1)">The Commission must adopt bylaws to govern its meetings and operations.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Commission must adopt bylaws within 60 days of electing the Executive Committee.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The Commission must review, revise, and re-adopt the bylaws within 60 days of electing a new Executive Committee after the start of each new Mayoral term.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Staff.">The Office of Children and Family Success, or its successor, shall:<para num="(1)">provide staff to the Commission; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">provide the personnel and capital support necessary for the Commission to perform its duties, as provided for in the Ordinance of Estimates.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Rules and regulations.">Subject to &lt;cite data-path="|general|4"&gt;Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act - Regulations”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, the Commission may adopt rules and regulations to govern its meetings and operations.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 1, §211(a)(4) - (9)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 86-781</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-526</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-820</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-503</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Text Conformed 02/09/21</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed the text of subsection (e) to refer expressly to the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
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</baltimore-city-law>
