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Board reviews draft to add 'substitute' (alternate) members to appointment code
Summary
Administrator Tammy Hildebrand presented redline language to allow a substitute (alternate) member who could step in for a recused or absent member and later serve as a regular member without that term counting; staff will bring the draft back for a vote next month before forwarding to the county attorney and delegates.
At the July 9 meeting the St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board reviewed redline draft language to allow a substitute — described in the discussion as an alternate — to serve when a regular member is absent or recused.
Administrator Tammy Hildebrand said she had consulted the governor's appointments office and was told that an alternate who later becomes a regular member would not have that interim service counted against their regular-term limits. "I spoke with the governor's appointment office, and they said there's no problem with that," Hildebrand said. She also said the board cannot change the statutory term dates (January through December), which Chris Beaver, the board attorney, confirmed are set by statute.
Board members discussed how an alternate would step in when a member recuses, with the alternate voting on the specific matter and then stepping back when the regular member resumes. Hildebrand said board staff prepared a redline copy of proposed changes and asked members to review it over the next weeks. The administrator said the item will be placed on the next meeting agenda for a formal vote and then forwarded to the county attorney and delegates for the next legislative session if approved.
The board did not take a formal vote on the draft at this meeting; members were asked to review the redline language and submit suggested edits to the administrator or attorney prior to the next meeting.
