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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="25-306" title_number="25" title_name="Montgomery County" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Alcohol Beverage Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is an Advisory Board in the Services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Advisory Board consists of the following eight members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Director or the Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Director of the County Department of Police or the designee of the Director of the County Department of Police;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Chair of the Board of License Commissioners; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>five members who are county residents appointed by the County Executive with the consent of the County Council.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Of the members of the Advisory Board appointed under subsection (b)(4) of this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>only one shall be a holder of a Class B or a Class C beer, wine, and liquor license in the county; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>only one shall be a holder of a license of any other class in the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This subsection applies to members of the Advisory Board appointed under subsection (b)(4) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A member appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of the term.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members on July 1, 2016.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>With the consent of the County Council, the County Executive may remove a member whom the County Executive appointed to the Advisory Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Advisory Board shall report at least quarterly to the County Executive on recommendations for the improvement of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the alcoholic beverages control and enforcement activities of the county; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the operations of the dispensary and distribution systems from the standpoint of efficiency, service provided, and convenience to the public.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A member of the Advisory Board:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may not receive compensation; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is entitled to necessary expenses in connection with the performance of the duties of the Advisory Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
