4931.69 Wireless 9-1-1 advisory board - member terms - recommendations. - Ohio Statutes

4931.69 Wireless 9-1-1 advisory board - member terms - recommendations.

(A) There is hereby created the wireless 9-1-1 advisory board, consisting of the Ohio 9-1-1 council appointee that represents public safety communications officials and five members appointed by the governor as follows: one of the council appointees that represents wireless service providers in this state, whose council term expires after the council term of the council appointee representing public safety communications officials, one noncouncil representative of wireless service providers in this state, one noncouncil representative of public safety communications officials in this state, and two noncouncil representatives of municipal and county governments in this state.

(B) The terms of the advisory board members who are also council members shall be concurrent with their terms as members of the council, as prescribed under division (B) of section 4931.68 of the Revised Code. The terms of the initial noncouncil appointee to the advisory board who represents wireless service providers and of one of the initial noncouncil appointees who represents municipal and county government shall expire on January 31, 2009. The terms of the initial noncouncil appointee to the advisory board representing public safety communications officials and of the other initial noncouncil appointee representing municipal and county government shall expire on January 31, 2010. Thereafter, terms of the noncouncil appointees shall be for three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as the term it succeeds. The conditions of holding office, manner of filling vacancies, and other matters concerning service by any member of the advisory board shall be the same as set forth for council members under division (B) of section 4931.68 of the Revised Code.

(C) The Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator shall appoint the chairperson of the advisory board. Each member of the board shall be a voting member and shall have one vote in all deliberations of the board. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum.

(D)(1) The advisory board shall make a recommendation to the coordinator regarding the amount of the wireless 9-1-1 charge to be included in the report required by division (B) of section 4931.70 of the Revised Code and shall consult with the coordinator regarding that report.

(2) The advisory board shall make recommendations to and consult with the public utilities commission and the coordinator regarding any rules to be adopted under section 4931.67 of the Revised Code.

(E) The advisory board is not an agency, as defined in section 101.82 of the Revised Code, for purposes of sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 05-06-2005