PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 249

COMPRISED OF ONE PERSON NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF CHARLES COUNTY AND ONE PERSON WHO
IS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE FIREMEN'S
ASSOCIATION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF CHARLES COUNTY.

B.       THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF FIRE AND
RESCUE COMMISSIONERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(1)     FOR THE TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR,
FOUR-YEAR TERMS BEGINNING JULY 1, 1987, AND THEREAFTER FOR FOUR-YEAR
TERMS.

(2)     FOR THE ONE MEMBER WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE CHARLES
COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, TO BE
FILLED ON WHATEVER TIME BASIS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SO CHOOSE, BUT
ONLY WHILE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS SERVING A TERM OF OFFICE IN THAT
CAPACITY.

(3)     FOR THE ONE MEMBER WHO IS ELECTED BY THE CHARLES COUNTY
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, A ONE-YEAR TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1,
1995, AND EACH JANUARY 1ST THEREAFTER.

(4)     FOR THE ONE MEMBER WHO IS ELECTED BY THE CHARLES COUNTY
ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, A ONE-YEAR TERM BEGINNING
JANUARY 1, 1995, AND EACH JANUARY 1ST THEREAFTER.

(5)     FOR THE TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE CHARLES
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, FOUR-YEAR TERMS BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 1995 AND FOR
FOUR-YEAR TERMS THEREAFTER.

C.       IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER POWERS THAT ARE GRANTED UNDER THIS
CHAPTER, THE BOARD OF FIRE AND RESCUE COMMISSIONERS MAY:

(1)     SWEAR WITNESSES AND TAKE SWORN TESTIMONY;

(2)     HIRE A CLERICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ASSISTANT,
PROVIDED THAT:

(A)    THE SALARIES SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE CLERICAL AND
OR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ASSISTANT ARE PAID OUT OF FIRE AND RESCUE
TAXES; AND

(B)     THE POSITIONS POSITION OF THE CLERICAL AND OR
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS ARE ASSISTANT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
THE CHARLES COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL; AND

(3)     AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY:

(A) REQUIRE, AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING TAX MONEYS, EACH
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SQUAD, INCLUDING A MOBILE INTENSIVE
CARE UNIT, TO SUBMIT FINANCIAL RECORDS OR MINUTES OF MEETINGS TO THE
BOARD;

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