# Sec. 2-130. Commission for Women; composition; terms; vacancies

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 2-130. Commission for Women; composition; terms; vacancies

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 2-130 (2026)

(a) There is established a Commission for Women. The Commission shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed by the County Executive subject to confirmation by the Council. Membership shall consist of eleven (11) men and women who represent a wide cross-section of the citizenry of Prince George's County to include people of diverse economic, ethnic and vocational backgrounds and to include representatives from organized women's rights groups. Appointees shall be chosen from among the best qualified applicants obtained through Countywide recruitment. Consideration shall be given to their knowledge, experience, commitment to and interest in women's issues. The Commission shall elect one (1) of its members as Chairperson and another as Vice Chairperson, each to serve at the pleasure of the Commission, and such other officers as it shall determine. Representatives of the Office of Human Rights, the Board of Education, the Department of Health, and the Department of Social Services shall serve as nonvoting members of the Commission.

(b) The term of office of each of the appointive members shall be for three (3) years. Of the members first appointed, four (4) shall be appointed for terms which will expire in one (1) year; four (4) shall be appointed for terms which will expire in two (2) years; and three (3) for terms which will expire in three (3) years.

(c) Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired terms in the manner the appointments are initially made. The Executive upon the notification and recommendation of the Chairperson of the Commission will remove any member who has had more than three (3) unexcused absences in one (1) year to be replaced in the manner prescribed above. The members shall continue in office until their successors are appointed and have qualified. Members shall be eligible for reappointment.