§ 56-2. Commission composition.

(a) In general.

(1) The Advisory Commission comprises 23 members.

(2) Of these:

(i) 20 members are appointed by the Mayor in accordance with City Charter Article IV, § 6; and

(ii) 3 are ex officio members.

(b) Appointed members.

The members appointed by the Mayor are as follows:

(1) a member of the Baltimore City House Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, to be nominated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;

(2) a member of the Baltimore City Senate Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly, to be nominated by the President of the Senate; and

(3) the following, to be nominated by the President of the City Council:

(i) 2 Baltimore City residents;

(ii) a representative of the Hispanic community;

(iii) a representative of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community;

(iv) an individual with expertise in the area of reentry after incarceration;

(v) a representative of the Fraternal Order of Police;

(vi) a representative of the Vanguard Justice Society;

(vii) a resident of Baltimore City public housing;

(viii) an individual at least 14 years old or older and under the age of 21; and

(ix) 1 resident of each of the 9 police districts of Baltimore City.

The ex officio members are as follows:

(1) the Chair of the City Council's Public Safety Committee or of any City Council Committee succeeding to the duties of the City Council's Public Safety Committee (or the Chair's designee) ;

(2) the Police Commissioner (or the Commissioner's designee); and

(3) the Director of the Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement or of any office or agency succeeding to the duties of the Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement relevant to duties of the Citizens Advisory Commission for Public Safety (or the Director's designee) .