(a) Composition. The Fire Advisory Board consists of nine members. Of the nine members:
(1) three shall be volunteer firefighters appointed by the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firefighters Association;
(2) two shall be career firefighters and members of Local 1563, Anne Arundel County Professional Firefighters, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO-CLC, or any other employee organization representing a majority of the uniformed fire personnel of the County, appointed by the employee organization;
(3) one shall be a career firefighter at the rank of fire battalion chief, fire battalion chief/emergency medical technician-paramedic, or deputy fire chief, appointed by the firefighters holding those ranks; and
(4) three shall be citizen members, who shall be from different geographical areas within the County representing three of the four battalion areas at any one time on a rotating basis, appointed by the County Executive.
(b) Term.
(1) The term of each volunteer firefighter and each career firefighter shall be four years, conterminous with the term of the County Executive.
(2) The terms of original citizen members shall be one year, two years, and three years, respectively. Thereafter, the term of each citizen member shall be three years. A citizen member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
(3) A board member whose term has expired shall hold over until a successor is appointed.
(4) A vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) Chair. The Chair of the Board shall be appointed by the County Executive from among the citizen members of the Board.
(1985 Code, Art. 18, § 1-302) (Bill No. 71-95; Bill No. 44-23)