                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA FIRE SERVICES BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION (§ 9.1-202)

A. The Virginia Fire Services Board (the Board) is established as a policy board
within the meaning of &#xA7; 2.2-2100 in the executive branch of state
government. The Board shall consist of 15 members to be appointed by the
Governor as follows: a representative of the insurance industry; two members of
the general public with no connection to the fire services, one of whom shall be
a representative of those industries affected by SARA Title III and OSHA
training requirements; one member each from the Virginia Fire Chiefs
Association, the Virginia State Firefighters Association, the Virginia
Professional Fire Fighters, the Virginia Fire Service Council, the Virginia Fire
Prevention Association, the Virginia Chapter of the International Association of
Arson Investigators, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Virginia Association
of Counties; a local fire marshal as defined by &#xA7; 27-30; and a certified
Virginia fire service instructor. Of these appointees, at least one shall be a
volunteer firefighter. The State Forester and a member of the Board of Housing
and Community Development appointed by the chairman of that Board shall serve as
ex officio members of the Board.
			Each of the organizations represented shall submit at least three names for
each position for the Governor&#8217;s consideration in making these
appointments.

B. Members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four
years. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. No
appointee shall serve more than two successive four-year terms but neither shall
any person serve beyond the time he holds the office or organizational
membership by reason of which he was initially eligible for appointment.

C. The Board annually shall elect its chairman and vice-chairman from among its
membership and shall adopt rules of procedure.

D. All members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties as provided in &#xA7; 2.2-2825. Funding for the expenses shall be
provided from the Fire Programs Fund established pursuant to &#xA7; 38.2-401.

E. The Board shall meet no more than six times each calendar year. The Secretary
of Public Safety and Homeland Security may call a special meeting of the Board
should circumstances dictate. A majority of the current membership of the Board
shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.

HISTORY: 1981, c. 154, § 9-153.1; 1985, c. 448; 1986, c. 60; 1989, c. 258;
1992, c. 213; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 211; 2003, c. 836; 2006, c. 58; 2007, c.
96; 2011, cc. 691, 714; 2012, cc. 164, 456; 2014, cc. 31, 115, 490, 820; 2019,
c. 208.