Section 3-4 - A-01. Members. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-4A-01. Members.
 

(a)  Composition.- The Cecil County Board consists of six members as follows: 

(1) One voting member elected from each of the five commissioner districts; and 

(2) One nonvoting student member. 

(b)  Election.- The five voting members of the county board shall be elected at a general election as required by subsection (c) of this section. 

(c)  Qualifications.-  

(1) A member from a county commissioner district shall be a resident of the district. 

(2) A member from a county commissioner district who no longer resides in the district may not continue as a member of the county board. 

(3) A candidate elected to the county board shall be a registered voter and resident of Cecil County for at least 3 years. 

(d)  Term.-  

(1) Except as provided under subsection (e) of this section, each voting member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the first Monday in December after the member's election and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 

(2) A voting member may not serve for more than two terms. 

(3) The Governor shall appoint a new member to fill any vacancy on the county board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and qualifies. 

(e)  Term - Staggered.- The terms of the voting members are staggered as follows: 

(1) Members of the county board from commissioner districts 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected at the 2006 general election and every 4 years thereafter; and 

(2) Members of the county board from commissioner districts 1 and 2 shall be elected at the 2008 general election and every 4 years thereafter. 

(f)  Student member.-  

(1) The student member shall: 

(i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Cecil County public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with procedures established by the school system; 

(ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the member; 

(iii) Be a nonvoting member; and 

(iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students. 

(2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session. 
 

[2003, ch. 390, § 3; 2006, ch. 44, § 6.]