Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R710. Public Safety, Fire Marshal |
R710-10. Rules Pursuant to Fire Service Training, Education, and Certification |
R710-10-6. Fire Service Standards and Training Council
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(1) There is created by the board, the Fire Service Standards and Training Council, whose duties are to provide direction to the board and academy in matters relating to fire service standards, training, and certification.
(2) The Standards Council shall serve in an advisory position to the board, members shall be appointed by the board, shall serve four year terms, and shall consist of the following members:
(a) representative from the Utah State Fire Chiefs Association;
(b) representative from the Utah State Firemen's Association;
(c) representative from the Fire Marshal's Association of Utah;
(d) specialist in hazardous materials representing the State Fire Marshals Office;
(e) fire/arson investigator representing the Utah Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators;
(f) specialist in wildland fire suppression and prevention from the Utah State Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands;
(g) representative from the International Association of Firefighters;
(h) representative from the Utah Fire Service Certification Council;
(i) representative from the Utah Fire and Life Safety Education Association; and
(j) representative from the Utah Fire Training Officers Association.
(3) The Standards Council shall meet quarterly and may hold other meetings as necessary for proper transaction of business.
(a) A majority of the Standards Council members shall be present to constitute a quorum.
(4) The Standards Council shall select one of its members to act in the position of chair, and another member to act as vice chair.
(a) The chair and vice chair shall serve one year terms on a calendar year basis.
(b) Elections for chair and vice chair shall occur at the meeting conducted in the last quarter of the calendar year.
(c) If voted upon by the council, the vice chair will become the chair the next succeeding calendar year.
(5) If a Standards Council member has two or more unexcused absences during a 12 month period, from regularly scheduled Standards Council meetings, it is considered grounds for dismissal pending review by the board.
(a) The coordinator shall submit the name of the Standards Council member to the board for status review.
(6) A member of the Standards Council may have a representative of their respective organization sit in proxy of that member, if submitted and approved by the coordinator prior to the meeting.
(7) The chair or vice chair of the Standards Council shall report to the board the activities of the Standards Council at regularly scheduled board meetings. The coordinator may report to the board the activities of the Standards Council in the absence of the chair or vice chair.
(8) The Standards Council shall consider all subjects presented to them, subjects assigned to them by the board, and shall report their recommendations to the board at regularly scheduled board meetings.
(9) One-half of the members of the Standards Council shall be reappointed or replaced by the board every two years.