§ 18-186.03. Citizen Complaint Oversight Panel created; composition; appointment; compensation.

(a)

There is hereby created a Citizen Complaint Oversight Panel.

(b)

The Panel shall consist of seven (7) members who shall be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council.

(c)

Appointments shall be for four (4) year terms. In the event that a member does not complete a term, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as initial appointments. No member shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive full terms.

(d)

Members shall be residents of Prince George's County and broadly representative of the citizens of the County; however, no person may be appointed, nor serve as a member, who is a municipal, bicounty, County, or State employee, or who is a municipal, County, or State elected official or candidate for any such elected office, or who is employed by any law enforcement organization.

(e)

Members may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and shall be compensated at the rate of Fifty Dollars ($50) per hour for meetings, but no member shall receive more than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) in any twelve (12) month period.

(f)

The County Executive shall designate a member to serve as Chairperson of the Panel.

(g)

The County Executive shall provide appropriate staff, including an Administrator who shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the State of Maryland. The Administrator shall be compensated as provided in the annual budget.

(h)

The chairperson shall designate five (5) members of the Panel to review each complaint referred to the Panel pursuant to this Subdivision. A quorum of four (4) members of the Panel shall be required to conduct the business of the Panel.

(CB-25-1990; CB-44-1994; CB-23-2007)