(A) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint a Board of Fire Trustees (collectively referred to as the “Board,” and individually referred to as the “Trustees”). The Trustees must be qualified by knowledge and experience in matters pertaining to fire protection and related activities in the district. A person who is a party to a contract with the district, or is a member, an employee, a director, or a shareholder of any corporation or association that has a contract with the district may not be appointed or serve as a Trustee. The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint one Trustee from each township or part of a township contained in the district.
(B) (1) The original Trustees shall be appointed as follows:
(a) One for a term ending on the first Monday in January 2013;
(b) One for a term on the first Monday in January 2014; and
(c) One for a term on the first Monday in January 2015.
(2) The terms expire on the first Monday of January of the year their appointments expire. As the terms expire, each new appointment is for a term of four years. A person may be reappointed as a Trustee, but no person may serve as a Trustee for more than ten years in any 12-year period.
(C) If a vacancy occurs on the Board, the Board of County Commissioners shall appoint a Trustee with the qualifications specified in division (B)(1)(a) above for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(Prior Code, § 33.325) (Ord. 10-05, passed 7-6-2010)