The required number of commissioners of an authority: (1) for an authority not governed by articles of organization, is five; and (2) for an authority governed by articles of organization, is the number set forth in the articles of organization as required by § 12-205(b)(1)(iv) of this title.
(a) The chief elected official shall appoint the required number of commissioners of the authority. (b) (1) A certificate of the appointment of a commissioner of an authority shall be filed with the custodian of records. (2) The certificate is conclusive evidence of the appointment.
(a) A commissioner of an authority may not be an employee of the authority. (b) (1) If an authority is governed by articles of organization, only one commissioner of the authority may be an employee of the political subdivision. (2) Otherwise, a commissioner of an authority may not be an employee of the political subdivision. (c) A commissioner of an […]
(a) (1) This subsection applies to authorities for which the Secretary of State approves articles of organization on or after July 1, 1990. (2) All initial appointments of commissioners of an authority after the Secretary of State approves the articles of organization shall have the same effective date. (3) The effective date shall be set forth along with the […]
(a) (1) The chief elected official shall choose as chair a commissioner who is appointed when the authority is first activated. (2) When the office of the chair becomes vacant thereafter, the authority shall choose a chair from among its commissioners. (b) An authority shall choose a vice chair from among its commissioners.
(a) The powers of each authority are vested in the commissioners. (b) A quorum is: (1) three commissioners of a five-member authority; (2) four commissioners of a seven-member authority; or (3) five commissioners of a nine-member authority. (c) An authority may take action on a vote of a majority of the commissioners present at a meeting at which there is a […]
With the approval of the legislative body, a commissioner of an authority may receive reasonable compensation for the commissioner’s services and is entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of the commissioner’s duties.
(a) (1) An authority may employ: (i) a secretary, who shall serve as executive director; and (ii) technical experts and other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary. (2) An authority shall determine the qualifications, duties, and compensation of its employees. (b) For legal services, an authority may use the chief law officer of the political subdivision or may employ its […]
(a) Each commissioner, the executive director, and each employee of an authority is: (1) a local official for the purposes of Title 5, Subtitle 8, Part II of the General Provisions Article and subject to local ethics laws; and (2) an employee of a local government for the purposes of Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Courts and […]
(a) Except for bonds purchased before appointment and interests in mutual funds, a commissioner or employee of an authority may not acquire any direct or indirect interest in a housing project or in property included or planned to be included in a housing project. (b) A commissioner or employee of an authority may not have any direct […]
(a) A commissioner of an authority may be removed by the chief elected official in accordance with this section for neglect of duty or misconduct in office, including violations of local ethics laws and misconduct identified in § 12-310 of this subtitle. (b) (1) The chief elected official shall file charges with the office of the custodian of […]
(a) (1) When a code authority becomes authorized to do business and exercise its powers, the political subdivision: (i) immediately shall estimate the amount of money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the code authority during the first year thereafter; and (ii) shall appropriate that amount to the code authority out of money in the political subdivision’s […]
