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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 9-6 Board of Directors.">
  <section prefix="§" num="9-6" heading="Board of Directors.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Authority shall be governed by and administered through a Board of Directors (the  “Board”).</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Number and appointment.">
      <para num="(1)">The number of voting members of the full Board must be not less than 9, excluding   vacancies, and no more than 15.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Board has full authority to increase or decrease its membership, within the limits specified in this subsection.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Composition.">
      <para num="(1)">Of the voting members of the Board:<para num="(i)">1 shall be the Councilmember for the district;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">1 shall represent a not-for-profit institution with significant property holdings   along the York Road corridor;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">1 shall be a community representative, appointed by the York Road Partnership      or its successor organization;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">2 shall be commercial property owners or tenant merchants of the northern segment of the York Road Corridor, defined as the area of the District south of Northern Parkway and north of Benninghaus Road;</para>
        <para num="(v)">2 shall be commercial property owners or tenant merchants of the central segment of the York Road Corridor, defined as the area of the District south of Benninghaus Road and north of Notre Dame Lane; and</para>
        <para num="(vi)">Two shall be commercial property owners or tenant merchants of the southern segment of the York Road Corridor, defined as the area of the District south of Notre Dame Lane and north of 43rd Street.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">At all times, a majority of the Board must be representatives of property owners      subject to the tax imposed by this subtitle and must be so designated by the Board.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Terms to be staggered.">The terms of the members are staggered, as required by the terms of the members first   appointed.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Exercise of Authority powers.">All powers of the Authority are exercised by and through the Board, unless delegated by the Board to 1 or more officers of the Board or to the Administrator.</para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Bylaws.">
      <para num="(1)">The Board may adopt bylaws as it considers necessary to carry out the powers of the   Authority.  However, these bylaws may not be inconsistent with the terms of this subtitle or of &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="II|§(63)"&gt;City Charter Article II, § (63)&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)">All bylaws are subject to the approval of the Board of Estimates.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The Board may establish its own procedures relating to the internal administration of the Authority, except as may be restricted by &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="II|§(63)"&gt;City Charter Article II, § (63)&lt;/cite&gt; or this subtitle.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Officers.">
      <para num="(1)">The Board shall select from among its members individuals to serve as the chair,      vice-chair, treasurer, and secretary of the Authority.</para>
      <para num="(2)">These officers serve at the pleasure of the Board.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The Board may delegate to these officers those responsibilities that the Board considers appropriate.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Renaming.">The Board may rename the District and the Authority by a simple majority vote of its members.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 19-249</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
