There shall be a Fire Advisory Board consisting of five members. Three of the members shall be selected by the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firemen's Association, one of the members shall be selected by the paid fire fighters and one member shall be appointed by the County Executive. The term of each member shall be coterminous with that of the County Executive. The Fire Advisory Board shall have the power and duty to advise and consult with the County Executive, the Fire Chief and other County officials and employees from time to time on matters concerning the administration of fire suppression, fire prevention, fire training and fire communications activities. Whenever the position of Fire Chief is vacant, the Fire Advisory Board may prepare and submit a list of names of at least three persons who [whom] they recommend to the County Executive as nominees for the office. Any person recommended shall be selected solely on the basis of that person's qualifications for the office and with regard to the person's experience in command or uniformed fire suppression or fire prevention.
(Bill No. 74-82; Res. No. 34-02)
Editor's note – Bill No. 71-95, adopted November 6, 1995, provided in § 1:
See §§ 12-1-401 et seq. for current provisions pertaining to the Fire Advisory Board.