Section 13-1104 - Gaming Permit Review Board. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-1104. Gaming Permit Review Board.
 

(a)  Established.- There is a Charles County Gaming Permit Review Board. 

(b)  Membership.-  

(1) The board consists of seven members. 

(2) Of the seven members of the board: 

(i) one shall be a member of the county sheriff's office; 

(ii) one shall be a member of the Department of State Police; 

(iii) one shall be a member of a fundraising organization in the county; 

(iv) one shall be an individual with background and experience in finance; and 

(v) three shall be members at large. 

(3) Each member at large: 

(i) shall be a member of the general public; 

(ii) may not be a member of a fundraising organization or otherwise be subject to regulation by the board; 

(iii) may not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the board; and 

(iv) may not, while a member of the board, have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the board. 

(4) Each member of the board shall be a resident of the county. 

(5) The board shall select a chairperson from among its members, to serve the term that the board sets. 

(c)  Term.-  

(1) The term of a member is 4 years. 

(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the board on October 1, 2002. 

(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 

(4) 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. 

(d)  Recommendations.- The board may recommend to the county commissioners: 

(1) the types of gaming devices that may be operated in the county; 

(2) approval or denial of a gaming permit; and 

(3) modifications of the county gaming regulations and procedures. 

(e)  Duties.- The board shall: 

(1) review at least quarterly gaming permit applications; 

(2) review gaming regulations and permit procedures; 

(3) keep a list of all approved lessors of gaming devices and premises for gaming events; 

(4) keep a record of the gaming permits that the board has reviewed; and 

(5) undertake the other duties regarding gaming regulation that the county commissioners delegate. 

(f)  Support and funding.- As the county commissioners consider appropriate, the county commissioners shall provide for the board a clerk, legal counsel, supplies, and funding. 

(g)  Salary.- The county commissioners may pay salaries to the members of the board. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 253A(d); 2002, ch. 26, § 2; ch. 499.]