§ 12-804
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§12–804.
(a)The county may establish, by law, a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the county to be known as the “West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority”.
(b)The Authority shall be created when the county:
(1)enacts local laws providing and constituting the terms of the charter for the Authority; and
(2)files the charter with:
(i)the State Department of Assessments and Taxation;
(ii)the Department of Legislative Services; and
(iii)the Secretary of State.
(c)On the advice of the Authority members described under subsection (d)(1) through
(5)of this section, the county may:
(1)amend the Authority’s charter through local law if the amendments are filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, the Department of Legislative Services, and the Secretary of State;
(2)alter the structure, organization, program, powers, or activity of the Authority, unless the alteration would impair the Authority’s obligations under a contract or an agreement that the Authority entered into before the alteration; and
(3)terminate the Authority, unless the termination would impair the Authority’s obligations under a contract or an agreement that the Authority entered into before termination.
(d)The Authority shall consist of the following members:
(1)each member of the Senate of Maryland whose legislative district includes a portion of West Baltimore County;
(2)one member of the House of Delegates from each legislative district that includes a portion of West Baltimore County, designated by the Speaker of the House;
(3)each council person whose district includes a portion of West Baltimore County;
(4)the county administrative officer;
(5)one member appointed by the County Executive of Baltimore County; and
(6)eleven members appointed by the County from a slate of individuals prepared by the Authority members described under items
(1)through
(5)of this subsection.
(e)The slate of individuals described under subsection (d)(6) of this section shall be decided by a majority vote of the Authority members described under subsection (d)(1) through
(5)of this section.