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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

they shall cast as members of the Board. The Board
shall have a full-time executive assistant and, in
addition, shall have such other staff employees as may
be provided 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 Executive and confirmation 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 departments; one member shall be from
the rescue squads. The committee chairman 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 members
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 our member shall be from
any one fire department.

(c)    Duties, responsibilities and
authority.

(1) Fire Board. The Fire Board

shall have the following duties, responsibilities and
authority:

a.     It shall approve the

response areas of the fire and rescue services after
recommendation by the Executive Committee.

b.     It shall prepare and

maintain a map of the County showing the fire, rescue,
and ambulance service areas based on the closest
companies.

c.     It shall investigate,