January 2012

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:

One voting member shall be appointed by the Mayor;
Two members shall be members of the City Council appointed by the President of the City Council
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.
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.
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;
The Board may contain four (4) at-large voting members.
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.
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
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

Board Member	Method of Appointment	Date 1^st Joined Board	District Property Owner or Agent	Reg. Voter	Board Role
Thayn Moyes	Elected, Quad 3 Representative	January 2011	Owner	Yes	Treasurer & Member, Governance Committee
Bud Beehler	Appointed, Letter from President, Charles Village Civic Assoc.	January 2012	Owner	Yes	Member, Program Committee
Derek Demaree	Appointed – Letter from Old Goucher Community Association	January 2007	Owner	Yes	President & Member, Finance Committee
Jason Pyeron	Appointed, Letter from President Old Goucher Community Association	January 2008	Owner	Yes	Vice President & Member, Governance and Finance Committees
Jennifer Erickson	President, Charles Village Civic Assoc	October 2009	Owner	Yes	Secretary & Member, Finance and Governance Committees
Emil Volcheck	Appointed, President, Abell Improvement Assoc.	January 2011	Owner	Yes	Member, Governance Committee
Jim Anthony	Appointed, Letter from President AIA	January 2011	Owner	Yes	Member, Program Committee
Frank Richardson	Elected, Quad 2 Representative	January 2012	Renter	Yes	Member, Program Committee
Tamara Payne	Appointed, Letter from President of Harwood Community Association	February 2010	Owner	Yes	Member, Program Committee
Andrew Stiller	Elected, Quad #1	January 2012	Renter	Yes	Member, Program Committee
Jennifer Burdick	Appointed, Letter from President North Charles Business Assoc.	September 2009	Owner	Yes	Member, Governance Committee
Robert Cooke	Appointed, Mayor’s Representative	January 2010	Owner	Yes	At Large Member Executive Committee, Member, Program Committee
Kirsch Jones	Elected, Quad #4	January 2008	Owner	Yes	Member, Program Committee
Verdell Smith	Appointed, Waverly Merchants Association	January 2012	Renter	Yes	Member, Program Committee

Non-voting Board Members

Board Member	Method of Appointment	Date 1^st Joined Board	Board Role
Mary Pat Clarke, Councilwoman	Appointed by Baltimore City Council President		Non-voting Member
Carl Stokes, Councilman	Appointed by Baltimore City Council President		Non-voting Member
Vanessa Francis, Nonprofit Representative	Appointed by the Johns Hopkins University	April 2011	Non-voting Member
Karen Reese, Nonprofit Representative	Appointed by Man Alive Inc	May 2010	Non-Voting Member
Rebecca LaFleur, Affiliated Organization	Appointed by Charles Village Business Assoc.	May 2010	Non-Voting Member

This page last updated: January 2012

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