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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 3-2 Appointment and qualifications.">
  <section prefix="§" num="3-2" heading="Appointment and qualifications.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Composition.">The Ethics Board comprises the following 5 members, appointed by the Mayor in accordance with &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§6"&gt;City Charter Article IV, § 6&lt;/cite&gt;:<para num="(1)">1 member nominated by the President of the City Council;</para>
      <para num="(2)">1 member nominated by the City Comptroller; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">3 members named by the Mayor, at least 2 of whom must be members of the Maryland Bar.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Qualifications.">
      <para num="(1)">Each member of the Ethics Board must be:<para num="(i)">an individual of known personal integrity;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">someone who possesses a recognized knowledge and interest in government and civics; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">a resident of the City of Baltimore.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">No person may be appointed to the Board or, once appointed, continue to serve on the Board if the person:<para num="(i)">is or becomes a lobbyist under the State Public Ethics Law, Subtitle 8 of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;, or the ethics code of any political subdivision of this State;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">is or becomes an officer or employee of the State, the City, or any other political subdivision of the State, or of any of their respective agencies, instrumentalities, or other units (other than a State college, university, or other institution of higher education); or</para>
        <para num="(iii)">is or becomes a candidate for elected public office of the State, the City, or any other political subdivision of the State.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-272</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Employee	§2-9</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Ethics Board	§2-10</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Lobbyist	§2-20</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Official	§2-21</annotation>
    <annotation type="Defined Terms">Person	§2-22</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
