Section 13-1003 - Membership(a)(1) The Council consists of the members described in this subsection.(2) The voting members of the Council are: (i) from Cecil County: 1. the County Executive; and2. two members of the County Council, appointed by the County Council;(ii) from Kent County, the three commissioners;(iii) from Queen Anne's County, three commissioners, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners;(iv) three municipal elected officials, one from each county, appointed by: 1. their respective municipal corporations; or2. the Eastern Shore Municipal Association if the municipal corporations are unable to appoint a member within a reasonable time; and(v) if the majority of the member's legislative district is in the region, each member of the General Assembly representing the region.(3) The nonvoting members of the Council are: (i) each commissioner in the region who is not appointed under paragraph (2) of this subsection;(ii) each county council member of the region who is not appointed under paragraph (2) of this subsection;(iii) each other member of the General Assembly representing the region if the majority of the member's legislative district is not in the region; and(iv) three county administrators, one from each county.(4) The bylaws of the Council may provide for additional members who are private individuals.(b)(1) A member appointed under subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section may designate another commissioner or a county administrator representing the same county to vote by proxy for the member when the member is absent from a meeting.(2) A member who designates a proxy shall inform the Executive Director in advance of the meeting.(c)(1) A member who qualifies because of the member's elected or appointed position is a member of the Council only during the member's term of office in the elected or appointed position.(2) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.(d) Council membership is not an office of profit.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 601, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.