2432                               Municipal Charters

fire protection service of any fire department in the county, the Director
of the Department shall have authority to cause such equipment to be
disconnected or shut down immediately and without notice to the owner
thereof. UPON SUCH DISCONNECTION, THE DIRECTOR SHALL
PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE OWNER OF SAID EQUIPMENT.

Section 12-1910.

The County Executive shall appoint a Commission to be known as
the Gas Commission of Anne Arundel County. The Commission shall con-
sist of ten members, seven of whom shall be the same persons appointed
to the Plumbing Commission, one member to be a Master Gas Fitter, one
member to be a representative of a public service corporation enfranchised
to distribute gas in Anne Arundel County and one member to be a repre-
sentative of the suppliers of liquefied petroleum gases. The Master Gas
Fitter shall be a resident of Anne Arundel County and shall be engaged
in full-time practice of his profession in Anne Arundel County. Appoint-
ment to the Commission shall be for a term to run concurrently with the
term of the County Executive or until their successors are duly appointed.
Should a vacancy occur from any cause during the term of any Commission
member, the County Executive shall appoint a qualified successor to
complete the unexpired balance of such term.

Section 12-1911.

The Commission shall have the power to elect out of their number a
president and such other officers as may be expedient, and it shall have
the power to adopt rules and by-laws for the orderly conduct of the business
of the Commission. The commission shall meet at least six times a year
and shall hold such additional meetings as the efficient discharge of its
business may require. At any meeting or hearing conducted by the com-
mission, the presence of five members shall constitute a quorum. Members
of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services except
such reimburement for their reasonable and necessary expenses as may
be provided in the budget.

Section 12-1912.

The Commission shall:

(a)    Hear all complaints with reference to violations of this subtitle,
and especially all complaints with reference to the pursuit of the trade
of gasfitting and shall advise the director of the findings and recom-
mendations.

(b)    Advise the County Council on the adoption of rules and regula-
tions designed to govern the conduct of the gasfitting trade.

(c)    Advise the Director on the issuance of gasfitter's licenses, and
in connection with this function, shall ascertain by appropriate written
and oral examination the qualifications and capabilities of all persons who
are or desire to be engaged in such trade.

(d)    Advise and assist the Director in the making of rules and
regulations, approval of materials and interpretations of this Code, and to
make recommendations from time to time for future revisions of this
Code.

Section 12-1913.

(a) Master Gas Fitter: A Master Gas Fitter is a licensed person
who regularly engages in and works at the gas fitting business on his own