Section 8-212 - Oath; tenure; vacancies; compensation. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-212. Oath; tenure; vacancies; compensation.
 

(a)  Oath.- Each member of the Commission shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution. 

(b)  Tenure; vacancies.-  

(1) Each regional member of the Commission serves for a term of 5 years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies. The terms of these members shall be staggered as required by prior appointments, three of which were made for a 1-year term beginning June 1, 1959, three of which were made for a 2-year term beginning June 1, 1959, and one of which was made for a 4-year term beginning June 1, 1969. 

(2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term serves only for the remainder of that term. 

(c)  Compensation.- A regional member of the Commission is entitled to the compensation provided in the State budget, but in no event may compensation exceed $10,000 per member annually. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89B, § 1; 1977, ch. 13, § 2; 1986, ch. 396, § 1; 1990, ch. 690; 2008, ch. 36, § 6.]