53-7-203. Utah Fire Prevention Board — Creation — Members — Terms — Selection of chair and officers — Quorum — Meetings — Compensation — Division‘s duty to implement board rules.
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There is created within the division the Utah Fire Prevention Board. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-7-203
- Board: means the Utah Fire Prevention Board created in Section 53-7-203, except as provided in 3. See Utah Code 53-7-102
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Division: means the State Fire Marshal Division created in Section 53-7-103. See Utah Code 53-7-102
- Fire executive: means a fire chief, deputy fire chief, or other active member of a fire department or fire district who has been appointed by the elected officials of a municipality or county, by a fire district board, or by an established procedure within a volunteer fire service organization, to officially represent a fire department. See Utah Code 53-7-202
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Service: means the inspection, maintenance, repair, modification, testing, or cleaning of an automatic fire suppression system. See Utah Code 53-7-202
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (2) |
The board shall be nonpartisan and be composed of 11 members appointed by the governor as follows:
| (a) |
a licensed architect; |
| (c) |
a member of the Utah State Firemen’s Association; |
| (d) |
the state forester or the state forester’s designee; |
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a member of the Utah State Fire Chiefs Association; |
| (f) |
a member of the Utah Fire Marshal’s Association; |
| (g) |
a building inspector; |
| (h) |
a citizen appointed at large; |
| (i) |
a fire executive appointed from a full-time fire department in a county of the first class; |
| (j) |
a fire executive appointed from a full-time fire department in a county of the second class; and |
| (k) |
a fire executive appointed from a fire department in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class. |
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| (3) |
| (a) |
Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), as terms of current board members expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term. |
| (b) |
Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board members are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two years. |
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When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term. |
| (5) |
A member whose term has expired may continue to serve until a replacement is appointed pursuant to Subsection (3). |
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The board shall select from its members a chair and other officers as the board finds necessary. |
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A majority of the members of the board is a quorum. |
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The board shall hold regular semiannual meetings for the transaction of its business at a time and place to be fixed by the board and shall hold other meetings as necessary for proper transaction of business. |
| (9) |
A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
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| (10) |
The division shall implement rules made by the board under Section 53-7-503 and perform all other duties delegated by the board. |
Amended by Chapter 186, 2016 General Session
