(a) There is a Charles County Gaming Permit Review Board.
(b) (1) The board consists of seven members.
(2) Of the seven members of the board:
(i) one shall be a member of the county sheriff’s office;
(ii) one shall be a member of the Department of State Police;
(iii) one shall be a member of a fundraising organization in the county;
(iv) one shall be an individual with background and experience in finance; and
(v) three shall be members at large.
(3) Each member at large:
(i) shall be a member of the general public;
(ii) may not be a member of a fundraising organization or otherwise be subject to regulation by the board;
(iii) may not, within 1 year before appointment, have had a financial interest in or have received compensation from a person regulated by the board; and
(iv) may not, while a member of the board, have a financial interest in or receive compensation from a person regulated by the board.
(4) Each member of the board shall be a resident of the county.
(5) The board shall select a chairperson from among its members, to serve the term that the board sets.
(c) (1) The term of a member is 4 years.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the board on October 1, 2002.
(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(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 and qualifies.
(d) The board may recommend to the county commissioners:
(1) the types of gaming devices that may be operated in the county;
(2) approval or denial of a gaming permit; and
(3) modifications of the county gaming regulations and procedures.
(e) The board shall:
(1) review at least quarterly gaming permit applications;
(2) review gaming regulations and permit procedures;
(3) keep a list of all approved lessors of gaming devices and premises for gaming events;
(4) keep a record of the gaming permits that the board has reviewed; and
(5) undertake the other duties regarding gaming regulation that the county commissioners delegate.
(f) As the county commissioners consider appropriate, the county commissioners shall provide for the board a clerk, legal counsel, supplies, and funding.
(g) The county commissioners may pay salaries to the members of the board.