D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 22. HEALTH |
SubTilte 22-C. MEDICAL MARIJUANA |
Chapter 22-C14. MEDICAL MARIJUANA ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
Section 22-C1400. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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1400.1 The Advisory Committee (“Committee”) shall consist of seven (7) members, which shall be appointed as follows: The Director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, and the City Administrator shall each appoint one member, who shall be either himself or herself or a subordinate designee; the Director of the Department of Health shall appoint four (4) members, one of which shall be the Director himself or herself or a subordinate designee, and the other three (3) of which shall be residents of the District of Columbia that possess either medical or scientific expertise that the Director of the Department of Health deems would be useful to the Committee.
1400.2 The Director of the Department of Health (“Director”), or his or her subordinate designee, shall act as the chair of the Committee.
1400.3 All actions of the Committee shall be taken pursuant to a vote of a majority of the members of the Committee. For purposes of determining the existence of a quorum, a quorum shall be deemed to mean a majority of the appointed members.
1400.4 The chairperson shall only vote in cases of a tie among Committee members.
1400.5 Each member of the Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor or of the appointing agency director or City Administrator. Public members of the Committee shall serve a maximum term of nine (9) years from the date of appointment.
1400.6 Members of the Committee shall not be compensated for time expended in the performance of his or her Committee duties.