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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 49-3 Terms, organization, etc.">
  <section prefix="§" num="49-3" heading="Terms, organization, etc.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Terms.">Appointed members serve for a term of 4 years concurrent with the Mayor’s term of office.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Compensation.">Members serve without compensation.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Vacancies.">
      <para num="(1)">At the end of a term, an appointed member serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves out the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Meetings; quorum.">
      <para num="(1)">The Commission shall meet on the call of the Mayor or its Chair.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and an affirmative vote by the majority of a quorum is sufficient for any official action.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Rules.">The Commission may adopt rules to govern its meetings and operations.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Officers.">
      <para num="(1)">The Mayor shall designate an appointed member as Chair of the Commission.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Chair may select other officers.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 03-516</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
