# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 26. Public Drainage Associations

### Subtitle 3. Establishment and Organization

#### Section 26-303

(a)

  (1) The term of each manager is 3 years.

  (2) Each manager shall serve until a successor is elected or appointed.

(b)

  (1) Each year, the landowners shall meet to elect a successor to:

    (i) any manager whose term expired on or before the date of the meeting; and

    (ii) any manager who died or resigned since the last annual meeting.

  (2) A manager who is elected to fill a vacancy caused by death or resignation shall hold the office for the rest of the term.

(c)

  (1) The county commissioners or county council shall appoint an individual to fill a vacancy on the board of managers if:

    (i) the board of managers does not call an annual meeting of landowners; or

    (ii) the board of managers holds an annual meeting of landowners but a quorum is not present.

  (2) The county commissioners or county council may appoint a manager to fill a vacancy on the board of managers until the next annual meeting of landowners.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)