§ 12-1. Commission; members.

(a) Commission established.

Pursuant to the power and authority vested in the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by Chapter 611, Laws of Maryland 1947, and Chapter 28, Laws of Maryland 1948, Special Session, and by Ordinance 48-338, approved July 2, 1948, there is a commission to be known as "The Off-Street Parking Commission of Baltimore City".

(b) Composition.

(1) The Commission consists of 11 members.

(2) 7 of the members shall be the following:

(i) the Mayor or the Mayor's designee;

(ii) a member of the City Council, who shall be elected by that body;

(iii) the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development or the Commissioner's designee;

(iv) the Director of Planning or the Director's designee;

(v) the Director of Transportation or the Director's designee;

(vi) the Director of Finance or the Director's designee; and

(vii) the Director of General Services or the Director's designee.

(3) 4 of the members shall be persons interested in the development and establishment of off-street parking facilities and other matters relating to parking, to be appointed by the Mayor in the manner prescribed by Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter.

(c) Appointed members.

None of the persons appointed by the Mayor under subsection (b)(3) of this section may, either at the time of appointment or during his or her term of office:

(1) hold any other public office; or

(2) be an officer, employee, agent, or representative of any individual, partnership, corporation, or association engaged in the business of storing, parking, or servicing motor vehicles.