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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 3-3 Tenure; removal.">
  <section prefix="§" num="3-3" heading="Tenure; removal.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Tenure.">
      <para num="(1)">In accordance with &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII|§108|(a)"&gt;City Charter Article VII, § 108(a)&lt;/cite&gt;, the term of a member is 5 years.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms for the members first appointed under the 2010 amendments to this subtitle.</para>
      <para num="(3)">At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Removal.">
      <para num="(1)">The Mayor may remove an appointed member as provided in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§6"&gt;City Charter Article IV, § 6&lt;/cite&gt;, but only for the following causes:<para num="(i)">neglect of duty;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">misconduct in office;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">a disability that makes the member unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office; or</para>
        <para num="(iv)">a violation of &lt;cite data-path="|8"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">Before seeking City Council approval for a removal, the Mayor must give the member:<para num="(i)">written notice of the charges; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">an opportunity to reply to the charges.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-795</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-272</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">
            Section 2 of Ordinance 10-272, which changed the composition and terms of the Board, provides for the following initial terms
            
              (1)
              the member nominated by the Council President shall be appointed for a term ending December 31, 2015;
            
            
              (2)
              the member nominated by the Comptroller shall be appointed for a term ending December 31, 2014; and
            
            
              (3)
              of the remaining 3 members:
              
                (i)
                1 shall be appointed for a term ending December 31, 2013;
              
              
                (ii)
                1 shall be appointed for a term ending December 31, 2012; and
              
              
                (iii)
                1 shall be appointed for a term ending December 31, 2011.
              
            
          </annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
