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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="28-204" title_number="28" title_name="St. Mary's County" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Board of License Commissioners">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A majority of the members then serving on the Board is a quorum.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall meet at least once a month.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Each hearing that the Board holds shall be open to the public.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The County Commissioners shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>set the annual salary for the chair and each other member of the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide for the reasonable and necessary expenses of the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Subject to this section and § 28–206 of this subtitle, the Board may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>employ:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a secretary;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>inspectors; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>clerical and other assistants as are necessary; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>set the compensation of the employees.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall appoint an attorney.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The County Commissioners shall set the annual salary for the attorney.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall appoint an administrator.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The administrator shall carry out the duties assigned by the Board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The County Commissioners:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall set the salary of the administrator; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>may assign clerical assistants to discharge the duties of the Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
