Vermont § 3152 - Vermont Fire Service Training Council created

§ 3152. Vermont Fire Service Training Council created

• (a) The Vermont Fire Service Training Council is created. The Council shall consist of
  12 members. The Commissioner of Labor; the Commissioner of Public Safety; the Director
  of Fire Safety; the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation; the Secretary of
  Education; and the Commissioner of Health, or their designees, shall serve as ex officio
  members of the Council. Six members shall be appointed by the Governor for three-year
  terms. Of the appointed members, the Governor shall appoint one member who, during
  incumbency, is a representative of the Vermont Career Fire Chiefs Association; one
  member who, at the time of appointment, is a representative of the Professional Firefighters
  of Vermont; one member who, at the time of appointment, is a representative of the
  Vermont Fire Chiefs Association and who is a fire chief of a volunteer fire department;
  one member who, at the time of appointment, is a representative of the Vermont State
  Firefighters Association and who is a volunteer firefighter; one member who, during
  incumbency, is an employee, officer, or director of an insurance company domiciled
  in this State and subject to the assessment under 32 V.S.A. § 8557; and one member of the public who is not involved in fire service. To the extent
  possible, appointments shall be geographically representative. (b) Members of the Council shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual mileage traveled
  at the rate paid State employees. (c) A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. The Council shall
  act only by vote of a majority of its members present and voting at a meeting at which
  there is a quorum. (d) The Council shall meet at least twice a year. Special meetings may be called by the
  chairperson or upon request of a majority of the members of the Council. (e) In the event of a vacancy occurring in the membership of the Council, the vacancy
  shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment with a person whose
  appointment shall terminate on the date on which the original appointment would have
  terminated if the vacancy had not occurred. (Added 1987, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1995, No. 41, § 1; 2003, No. 141 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 1, 2005; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006; 2007, No. 8, § 1; 2007, No. 190 (Adj. Sess.), § 35, eff. June 6, 2008; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 261.)