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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 6-2 Establishment and appointment">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="6-2" heading="Establishment and appointment">
    <para num="(a)">Establishment – Standing committees.<para num="(1)">At the start of each elective term of the Council, the President shall establish the various standing committees that the President finds necessary or appropriate to assist the Council in its operations.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Each standing committee shall comprise at least 3 members, as determined by the President.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The President, with approval of the City Council, shall appoint the five members of the Committee on Legislative Investigations at the start of the term and select a Chair and Vice-Chair, as prescribed by City Code Article 1, Section 1-4 {“Committee on Legislative Investigations”}, even if the Committee does not intend to regularly meet.</para>
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    <para num="(b)">Establishment – Select committees.<para num="(1)">From time to time, the President may establish 1 or more select committees that the President finds necessary or appropriate.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Each select committee shall comprise at least 3 members, as determined by the President.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)">Appointment.<para num="(1)">In general. The chair, vice-chair, and members of all committees are appointed by the President.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Change of committee composition – Committee on Legislative Investigations. The president may change the composition of the Committee on Legislative Investigations or change the members designated as Chair and Vice-Chair at any time if approved by a majority vote of the City Council as per Article 1, § 1-4(b) of the Baltimore City Code.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Change of committee composition – all other committees For all other committees, The President may add, remove, or replace a committee chair, vice-chair, or member at any time.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)">Entry on Journal. All actions taken and appointments made under this Rule shall be entered on the Journal.</para>
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