Plain Text Law

§ 13–703

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Md. Code Ann., Econ. Dev. § 13-703 (2026)
Title 13. Regional Development Resources
Subtitle 7. Tri-County Council for Western Maryland

§ 13–703Copy Citation

(a)
The Council consists of the following 26 members:
(1)
two commissioners from each member county;
(2)
the Director of Economic Development from each member county;
(3)
two mayors from each member county or their representatives, appointed by the commissioners from their respective member county;
(4)
the chair of each member county’s legislative delegation to the House of Delegates, or the chair’s designee;
(5)
the two members of the Senate of Maryland representing the member counties in Districts 1 and 2;
(6)
six private citizens, two from each member county, who are:
(i)
appointed by their respective commissioners;
(ii)
not listed under item (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this subsection; and
(iii)
neither elected officials nor employees of a unit of local government.
(b)
(1)
A member who qualifies because of the member’s elected or appointed position is a member of the Council only during the member’s term of office in the elected or appointed position.
(2)
A member appointed:
(i)
under subsection (a)(3) of this section, serves at the pleasure of the commissioners for the county that the member represents;
(ii)
under subsection (a)(4) of this section, shall reside in the member county that the member represents; and
(iii)
under subsection (a)(6) of this section:
(1)
serves at the pleasure of the commissioners who appointed the member; and
(2)
has the same term as the commissioners who appointed the member.
(3)
At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4)
Except for an ex officio member, a member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.