There is a School Board Nominating Committee in the Office of the Mayor. City Code, 1976/83, art. 24, §23(1st sen.) Ord. 87-994

Each member shall represent an organization that:is a nonprofit organization with City-wide or area-wide activities; has a standing Committee on Education which has been in existence for at least 1 year; is a broad-based organization that is interested in all educational programs and issues; has had an active involvement with the Baltimore City schools; and does not have an employee-negotiated agreement with the Department of Education. Persons who represent an organization on the Committee shall:reside in Baltimore City; not be employed by the Department of Education; not be applicants for the Board of School Commissioners; and not have their names included on the eligibility list recommended by said Committee. The Mayor shall appoint the members and their representatives to the Committee. City Code, 1976/83, art. 24, §24 Ord. 87-994 87-1057

The purpose of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Mayor for membership on the Board of School Commissioners. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee to:actively seek qualified candidates, by public recruitment and advertisement when necessary; maintain a list of qualified candidates at all times; adopt written procedures concerning the minimum number of names to be maintained on the list and the length of time a name will be retained; interview possible candidates; and include in its considerations any possible conflict of interest the candidate might have if appointed to the Board. The Committee may include in the list sent to the Mayor comments on any candidate. City Code, 1976/83, art. 24, §§23(2nd sen.), 25 Ord. 87-994

The Committee may expend funds authorized in the Ordinance of Estimates or any supplemental appropriation. City Code, 1976/83, art. 24, §26 Ord. 87-994