A. Council Established: There is hereby created a disaster council to act as an advisory body to the board. Its members shall consist of five (5) residents of the district who have been previously appointed by, and shall serve at the sole discretion of, the board. Up to three (3) alternates may also be appointed to the council.
B. Annual Appointment: All DPAC members shall, on an annual basis, inform the board of their desire to remain on the council or terminate their appointment. At the same time, the district's general manager shall solicit candidates from the public and the board shall select the members to serve on the DPAC from the entire pool of interested candidates. Solicitation of members will take place in September of each year and appointments will be made at the October regular board meeting each year.
C. Filling Of Vacancies: The board may fill vacancies on DPAC pursuant to subsection B of this section at any time such vacancies occur. The district's general manager shall solicit candidates from the public at the earliest opportunity after a vacancy occurs.
D. Election Of Chair: DPAC members shall, at the first meeting following the board's appointments, vote on a chairman to preside at its meetings. (Ord. 09-230, 1-8-2009)