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departments and rescue squads in the County; to provide for an execu-
tive committee and a personnel committee for the fire board, their
membership and duties; to authorize certain responsibilities and
duties of the said fire board, to include the preparation of fire and
rescue service maps, investigation and planning for fire and rescue
station locations, establish minimum standards for entrance qualifica-
tions, uniform fiscal and budget procedures, recommend purchasing
procedures; to study and report on fire taxing areas financing; to
require bonding of department and squad treasurers; to provide for
auditing of accounts; and to provide for distribution of fire tax district
revenues.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County,
Maryland, that—

Section 1. Section 2-83, title "Fire Board," of Article XIII, title
"Advisory Boards," is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

Sec. 2-83. Fire Board.

(a)    Fire Board Established and Membership.

There is hereby established a Montgomery County Fire Board, to be
composed of the chief of each fire department and rescue squad within the
County, including the chief of the fire department of the City of Takoma
Park, Maryland and one elected delegate from each fire department and
each rescue squad, said delegate to be elected annually in June from among
the membership of the respective departments and squads. One delegate
shall be appointed by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Takoma
Park. Any vacancy occurring among delegates shall be filled within 30
days by the squad, department, or city in the manner of the original elec-
tion or appointment. Such delegate shall serve until the next annual elec-
tion. The chiefs and elected delegates will vote as individual representa-
tives of their respective departments and squads and shall not be bound by
their departments' or squads' decision in any vote which they shall cast
as members of the board. The board shall have a fulltime executive assist-
ant and, in addition, shall have such other staff employees as may be pro-
vided for in its approved budget as necessary to carry out the functions of
the board. The board shall elect annually at its first meeting after the June
election from among its members a chairman and such other officers, as
provided for in its bylaws. The selection of the chairman shall be subject
to approval by the county council and if not approved, another election
shall be held. The chairman shall serve until his successor has been elected
and approved.

(b)    Executive Committee Established and Membership.

There shall be established an executive committee of the fire board to
consist of seven members. The chairman of the fire board shall serve as
committee chairman. Six of the members shall be from the fire depart-
ments; one member shall be from the rescue squads. The committee chair-
man may be either a member of a fire department or be the rescue squad
member. The six members shall be elected annually by the board from
among its members at its first meeting after the June election. The mem-
bers shall be nominated and elected so that the committee membership
will fairly and broadly represent the interests of the entire fire and rescue
service and the county. Not more than one member shall be from any one
fire department.