§ 3-4A-01. Members

   (a) Composition. -- The Cecil County Board consists of six members as follows:

   (1) One voting member elected from each of the five commissioner districts; and

   (2) One nonvoting student member.

(b) Election. -- The five voting members of the county board shall be elected at a general election as required by subsection (c) of this section.

(c) Qualifications. --

   (1) A member from a county commissioner district shall be a resident of the district.

   (2) A member from a county commissioner district who no longer resides in the district may not continue as a member of the county board.

   (3) A candidate elected to the county board shall be a registered voter and resident of Cecil County for at least 3 years.

(d) Term. --

   (1) Except as provided under subsection (e) of this section, each voting member serves for a term of 4 years beginning on the first Monday in December after the member's election and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

   (2) A voting member may not serve for more than two terms.

   (3) The Governor shall appoint a new member to fill any vacancy on the county board for the remainder of that term and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

(e) Term -- Staggered. -- The terms of the voting members are staggered as follows:

   (1) Members of the county board from commissioner districts 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected at the 2006 general election and every 4 years thereafter; and

   (2) Members of the county board from commissioner districts 1 and 2 shall be elected at the 2008 general election and every 4 years thereafter.

(f) Student member. --

   (1) The student member shall:

      (i) Be an eleventh or twelfth grade student in the Cecil County public school system elected by the high school students of the county in accordance with procedures established by the school system;

      (ii) Serve for 1 year beginning on July 1 after the election of the member;

      (iii) Be a nonvoting member; and

      (iv) Advise the county board on the thoughts and feelings of students.

   (2) Unless invited to attend by an affirmative vote of a majority of the county board, the student member may not attend an executive session.

HISTORY: 2003, ch. 390, § 3; 2006, ch. 44, § 6.