(a) Appointment and confirmation. For a corporation to qualify as a quasi-public corporation, the corporation’s board of directors must be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council. The board of directors must have 21 voting members, allocated as specified in this Section.
(b) Public members. The County Executive must appoint 12 members from the public sector, including:
(1) a designee of the President of the County Council;
(2) a designee of the President of the Board of Education;
(3) a designee of the Superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools;
(4) the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the Director’s designee;
(5) the Director of either the Department of Finance or the Office of Management and Budget, or either Director’s designee;
(6) the Director of the Core Service Agency, or the Director’s designee;
(7) the Regional Director of the state Department of Juvenile Services, or the Director’s designee;
(8) the County Health Officer, or the Officer’s designee; and
(9) a County employee who provides direct client social services to children, youth, or families.
Each member appointed from the public sector represents the public interest, and is not precluded from participating in a matter as a board member if that member’s government employer is a party to the matter.
(c) Private members. The County Executive must appoint 9 members from the private sector, who may include:
(1) advocates for services to children, youth, and families;
(2) providers of services to children, youth, and families;
(3) parents of children who are receiving or recently received services of the type funded by the local management board;
(4) individuals between 18 and 25 years of age;
(5) business owners and managers;
(6) leaders of civic and community service organizations; and
(7) leaders of religious organizations.
However, the Executive must not appoint more than 2 persons who are members of a governing board of, and must not appoint any employee of, any organization that receives County funds, or state funds directed through the local management board, for children’s services.
(d) Representation. In selecting public and private sector board members, the Executive must strive to achieve broad representation from various geographic areas and socio-economic and ethnic groups.
(1) Each board member must be appointed for a term of 3 years. However, when the board is first appointed, the Executive must appoint of the members to 1- or 2- year terms.
(2) The Executive may reappoint a member, but a private sector member must not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms, not including any portion of an unexpired term.
(3) The Executive may remove a member for violation of law or other good cause specified in the bylaws of the corporation, after giving the Council at least 15 days’ notice of the proposed removal.
(f) Duties. The board of directors must direct all aspects of the corporation’s program, management, and finances.
(g) Compensation; Relation to County retirement system.
(1) A member of the board serves without compensation. However, the corporation may reimburse a private sector member for expenses incurred in attending meetings or carrying out other official duties.
(2) A member is not eligible to receive benefits under any County retirement system for services rendered as a board member. (, § 1.)
