§ 2-108. Established; composition; appointment and term of chair and members; disclosure of interests.

(a) Appointment. The County Board of Appeals consists of 5 members appointed by the County Council for four-year terms. A vacancy occurring before the end of a term must be filled by appointment for the remainder of the term. The Council must ask the County Executive to recommend within 30 days one or more qualified applicants before making any appointment.

(b) Chair. The Council must designate a member of the Board as chair. That member serves as chair at the pleasure of the Council.

(c) Applicant Disclosure.

(1) Each applicant for membership on the Board must submit a sworn confidential financial disclosure statement as required by Chapter 19A. After reviewing the disclosure statement, the County Council or its designee may interview the applicant in private as to any potential conflict of interest. The Council may require the applicant to produce any document relevant to the appointment.

(2) The Council must release to the public the financial disclosure statement submitted by the person appointed not later that 21 days after the appointment. The Council must destroy the statements submitted by all other applicants immediately after the appointment is made without disclosing any information in them to anyone. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 2-87; 1971 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1; 1972 L.M.C., ch. 6, § 1; 1976 L.M.C., ch. 45, § 1; 1977 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 2; 1982 L.M.C., ch. 37, § 1; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1; FY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 9, § 1; 1997 L.M.C., ch. 24, §1.)

Editor's note-Section 1 of 1993 L.M.C., ch. 48, reads as follows: "Notwithstanding County Code Section 2-108(a), the County Council must appoint one member of the Board of Appeals for a term beginning in 1993 to a one-year term."