R710-9-7. Fire Advisory and Code Analysis Committee

  (1) There is created by the board a Fire Advisory and Code Analysis Committee whose duties are to provide direction to the board in the matters of fire prevention and building codes.

  (2) The committee shall serve in an advisory position to the board, members shall be appointed by the board, shall serve for a term of three years, and shall consist of the following members:

  (a) a representative from the State Fire Marshal's Office;

  (b) the Code Committee Chairman of the Fire Marshal's Association of Utah;

  (c) a fire marshal or fire inspector from a local fire department or fire district;

  (d) a representative from the Department of Health;

  (e) the Chief Elevator Inspector from the Utah Labor Commission;

  (f) a representative from the Department of Human Services; and

  (g) a representative from Forestry, Fire and State Lands.

  (3) This committee shall join together with the Uniform Building Code Commission Fire Protection Advisory Committee to form the Unified Code Analysis Council.

  (4) The Council shall meet as directed by the board or as directed by the Building Codes Commission or as needed to review fire prevention and building code issues that require definitive and specific analysis.

  (5) The Council shall select one of its members to act in the position of chair and another to act as vice chair. The chair and vice chair shall serve for one year terms on a calendar year basis. Elections for chair and vice chair shall occur at the meeting conducted in the last quarter of the calendar year.

  (6) The chair or vice chair of the council shall report to the board or Building Codes Commission recommendations of the Council with regard to the review of fire and building codes.