The County Executive shall submit executive nominations to the Council
for confirmation in a format that will include the nominee's background
information and other related materials.
As needed, the Council President may submit a letter to the County
Executive specifying the documents, background information and other
material that the Council President requests accompany executive nominations.
If a nomination is made to the Council without the requested information,
the presiding officer must submit the nomination to the Council at
its next meeting with a motion to reject the nomination outright or
reject the nomination "without prejudice," as provided in these Policies
and Procedures.
When the Council is ready to consider a nomination, the Council President
is to put the question to the Council as to whether the Council should
confirm or reject the nomination.
Pursuant to the Charter, if the Council fails to act on a nomination
within 30 days after the question of nomination has been submitted
to it, the nomination stands confirmed.
If, for any reason unrelated to the merit of a nomination in question,
the Council is unwilling or unable to timely confirm the nomination,
the Council may, by the affirmative vote of at least three members,
reject a nomination "without prejudice."
Upon rejection under this section, the Council President is to immediately
notify the County Executive, in writing, of the Council's action.
The notice must state the circumstances that prevented a timely confirmation
and invite the County Executive to resubmit the nomination when such
circumstances are alleviated.