100B.1 - STATE FIRE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE COUNCIL. - Iowa Statutes

100B.1 STATE FIRE SERVICE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE COUNCIL. 1. The state fire service and emergency response council is established in the division of state fire marshal of the department of public safety. a. The council shall consist of eleven voting members and one ex officio, nonvoting member. Voting members of the state fire service and emergency response council shall be appointed by the governor. (1) The governor shall appoint voting members of the council from a list of nominees submitted by each of the following organizations: (a) Two members from a list submitted by the Iowa firemen's association. (b) Two members from a list submitted by the Iowa fire chiefs' association. (c) One member from a list submitted by the Iowa association of professional fire fighters. (d) Two members from a list submitted by the Iowa association of professional fire chiefs. (e) One member from a list submitted by the Iowa fire fighters group. (f) One member from a list submitted by the Iowa emergency medical services association. (2) A person nominated for inclusion in the voting membership on the council is not required to be a member of the organization that nominates the person. (3) The tenth and eleventh voting members of the council shall be members of the general public appointed by the governor. (4) The labor commissioner, or the labor commissioner's designee, shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member of the council. b. Members of the council shall hold office commencing July 1, 2000, for four years and until their successors are appointed, except that three initial appointees shall be appointed for two years, four initial appointees for three years, and four initial appointees for four years. c. The fire marshal or the fire marshal's designee shall attend each meeting of the council. 2. Each voting member of the council shall receive per diem compensation at the rate as specified in section 7E.6 for each day spent in the performance of the member's duties. All members of the council shall receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 3. Six voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of conducting business, a majority vote of the council shall be required. The council shall elect a chairperson from its members. The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson, or the state fire marshal, or when any six members of the council file a written request with the chairperson for a meeting. 4. If a voting member of the council is absent for fifty or more percent of council meetings during any twelve-month period, the other council members by their unanimous vote may declare the member's position on the council vacant. A vacancy in the membership of the council shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the balance of the unexpired term.          Section History: Recent Form 2000 Acts, ch 1117, §8; 2000 Acts, ch 1232, §23; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §93; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §25