Section 3.24.030   Qualifications, Terms and Vacancies.
   A.   Qualifications.
      1.   The Fire Chief shall be a member of the Board, and shall hold office by virtue of rank.
      2.   The remaining six members of the Board shall be active, sworn members of the Department, who shall be elected by active, sworn members of the Department.
   B.   Term of office.
      1.    Subject to the provisions of the following paragraph 2, the term of office for each of the elected members shall be two years, beginning on the first day of the fiscal year immediately following the election in which the member is elected, and all elected members shall hold office during their terms and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
      2.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of office of the three members of the Board elected in March of 2014 shall expire at the end of the 2015 fiscal year, and the terms of office of the other three members of the Board shall expire at the end of the 2014 fiscal year. From and after December of 2014, the Board shall hold its annual elections each December, with three of its six members being elected during the month of December in even-numbered years, and the other three members being elected during the month of December in odd-numbered years. From and after December of 2014, the two-year term of office of the elected members shall begin on the first day of the fiscal year immediately following the date of the member's election.
      3.   Any member who resigns, retires or is discharged from the Department, or who leaves active duty for any reason, shall automatically be removed from the Board and the position shall be deemed vacant. The election procedures established pursuant to section 3.24.040 of this chapter shall provide for the Board to fill such vacancy by special elections if more than six months remain in the term of office of the position that has been vacated.
   C.   Vacancies. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by election by the sworn, active members of the Department. Any person elected to fill a Board vacancy shall assume office immediately upon completion of the election.
(MC-3-2013; Amended, 8/20/2013; MC-10-2009, Amended, 09/15/2009; MC-6-2008 § 2, Amended, 10/07/2008)