Md. Code, Economic Development § 11–403

(a) A Board of Directors shall manage the affairs of the Corporation and exercise all of the powers of the Corporation.

(b) The Board consists of the following 15 members:

(1) eight members appointed by the County Commissioners as follows:

(i) two members recommended by the Mayor and Town Council of Port Deposit;

(ii) two members recommended by the State legislative delegation of Cecil County; and

(iii) four members at large;

(2) the Director of the Cecil County Department of Economic Development; and

(3) six nonvoting ex officio members as follows:

(i) the Secretary, or the designee of the Secretary;

(ii) the Secretary of General Services, or the designee of the Secretary of General Services;

(iii) the Executive Director of the Maryland Economic Development Corporation;

(iv) the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust;

(v) the President of the County Commissioners; and

(vi) the Mayor of Port Deposit.

(c) (1) The term of a member of the Board appointed under subsection (b)(1) of this section is 4 years.

(2) The terms of appointed members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on October 1, 2008.

(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.

(4) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.