Section 8-501 - Boards and commissions; failure to attend meetings. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-501. Boards and commissions; failure to attend meetings.
 

(a)  Member deemed to have resigned.- A member of a State board or commission appointed by the Governor who fails to attend at least 50% of the meetings of the board or commission during any consecutive 12-month period shall be considered to have resigned. 

(b)  Notice to Governor.- Not later than January 15 of the year following the end of the 12-month period the chairman of the board or commission shall forward to the Governor: 

(1) the name of the individual considered to have resigned; and 

(2) a statement describing the individual's history of attendance during the period. 

(c)  Appointment of successor.- Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, after receiving the chairman's statement the Governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term of the individual. 

(d)  Exception.- If the individual has been unable to attend meetings for reasons satisfactory to the Governor, the Governor may waive the resignation if the reasons are made public. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 41, § 1-203; 1997, ch. 31, § 1.]