There is hereby created and established a county board of appeals consisting of seven
members who shall be appointed by the county council. Each member of the county council
shall have the right to nominate one person to serve on the board of appeals. The
first board of appeals appointed after this amendment shall consist of two members
appointed for a term of one year, two members appointed for a term of two years and
three members appointed for a term of three years. Thereafter, all appointments or
reappointments shall be for three-year terms except that an appointment to fill a
vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term shall be for the remainder of the
unexpired term. All members of the board shall be residents of Baltimore County, and
appointments shall be made so no more than five (5) of the members of the board shall
be members of the same political party. The county council shall by legislative act
set the compensation of the county board of appeals; provided, however, that no reduction
in salary shall affect the compensation of a member of the county board of appeals
during his current term. The board of appeals as constituted at the time of this amendment
shall remain in effect until changed as provided in this section of the Charter.
