(a) The Board is appointed by the County executive, subject to confirmation by the County Council.
(b) The Board consists of:
(1) Nineteen voting members who are residents of Montgomery County, of whom:
(A) Five are from among the mental health, legal, medical, dental, and nursing professions;
(B) Ten may be members of the listed professions but represent the community as a whole; and
(C) One should be a member of the clergy; and
(2) Four nonvoting ex officio members, of whom:
(A) One is the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(B) One is a representative of the State’s Attorney;
(C) One is a representative of the Public Defender; and
(D) One is a representative of the Police Department.
(c) The Board must elect a chairman from among its members:
(1) Whose term is one year; and
(2) Who may be reelected.
(d) (1) The term of an appointed member is 3 years.
(2) A member ordinarily serves no more than 2 terms.
(3) The terms of appointed members are staggered.
(4) At the end of a term, an appointed member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(5) 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.
(e) If a vacancy occurs, the County Executive must appoint a successor, subject to confirmation by the County Council, within 60 days of the vacancy. (1986 L.M.C., ch. 61, § 1; 1987 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; CY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 40, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; , § 1.)
Editor’s note—1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 5, reads as follows: “Sec. 5. A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services by 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, continues in effect but is amended to the extent necessary to provide that the regulation is administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.”
