Baltimore City Code
Article 14. Special Benefits District, Subtitle 6. Charles Village Community Benefits District

Section 6-6. Board of Directors
(a) In general.
The Authority shall be governed by and administered through a Board of Directors (the "Board"). The Board shall be subject to the following requirements.
(b) Interim Board.
(c) Term.
3. In the event of resignation, expiration, or other departure from the Board, or removal in accordance with the bylaws of the Authority, of any member of the Board, successors shall be elected by the remaining members of the Board.
(d) Number and appointment
The number of members of the full Board must be at least 14, excluding vacancies, and no more than 27.
(e) Minimum representation
The following minimum representation shall be present on the full board, except during periods of temporary vacancies:

1. One voting member shall be appointed by the Mayor;
2. Two members shall be members of the City Council appointed by the President of the City Council
3. At least eight (8) voting board members shall be from the following constituent organizations within the District: The Abell Improvement Association; The Charles Village Civic Association; The Old Goucher Community Association; and The Harwood Community Association.
4. At least six (6) voting board members shall be from the following constituent organizations within the District: The Better Greenmount Alliance, The Old Goucher Business Alliance, Inc., and The North Charles Village Business Association.
5. The Board may contain additional members from the following constituent groups:
   a. Four (4) non-voting members from the neighborhood associations bordering the district;
   b. Two (2) non-voting members from the Midtown Churches, Inc. and the various non-profit organizations within the District;
6. The Board may contain four (4) at-large voting members.
7. At least a majority of the Board shall be composed of owners or representatives of property owners subject to the tax imposed by this subtitle. A voting member of the board must be eligible to vote in the election under section 6-15 of this subtitle.
8. The Board shall endeavor to maintain representatives on the Board from professionals practicing in the district, the retail merchants within the District, and the tenants of properties in the District; however, no minimum representation shall apply; and
9. Consistent with the encouragement of partnerships between the authority and property owners exempt from the tax imposed by this subtitle, the Board is encouraged to consider representation of such partners on the Board.

Section 6-15. Election approval process.

(b) Eligibility criteria.
The following persons are eligible to vote subject to the limitations that no person may have more than 1 vote:
1.         owners of property within the District which is subject to tax under Section 6-8; and
2.         voters registered to vote within the District.

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Voting Board Members

Non-voting Board Members