(a) The County Executive shall appoint five members to the Board in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) (i) At least 60 days before the expiration of a member’s term, the County Executive shall submit the name of one nominee to the Harford County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, consisting of Harford County Senators and Delegates, for the advice and consent of the Delegation.
(ii) The County Executive shall consider geographical representation in selecting nominees.
(2) Within 7 working days after the Delegation receives the name of the nominee:
(i) the Delegation shall approve or reject the nominee; or
(ii) if the Delegation fails to act, the nominee shall be considered to have been approved.
(3) If the Delegation rejects the nominee, the County Executive shall submit the name of a new nominee to the Delegation within 7 working days after the County Executive receives notice of the rejection.
(4) The County Executive shall continue to submit names of nominees in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection to the Delegation until a nominee is approved.
(5) The County Executive shall submit the name of the approved nominee to the County Council for its advice and consent.
(c) Each member of the Board:
(1) shall be a resident, voter, and taxpayer of the county;
(2) shall be an individual of high character and integrity and of recognized business capacity; and
(3) notwithstanding any other provision of the Code or local law, shall be subject to Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part I, and Subtitles 6 and 7 of the General Provisions Article regarding financial disclosure, conflicts of interest, and lobbying activities.
(d) (1) Each member of the Board shall provide a penalty bond to the county in an amount to be set by the County Executive and County Council on the condition that the member faithfully performs all of the duties of the office.
(2) The Board shall pay the cost of the bonds.
(e) (1) The term of a member is 3 years and begins on the first Monday in April.
(2) The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 2016.
(f) (1) To fill a vacancy other than one resulting from an expired term, the County Executive, as soon as practicable, shall submit the name of one nominee to the Harford County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, consisting of Harford County Senators and Delegates, for the advice and consent of the Delegation.
(2) After the name of a nominee is submitted, the procedures under subsection (b)(2) through (5) of this section apply.
(3) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term.