R710-12-5. Hazardous Materials Advisory Council

  (1) There is created by the board, the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, whose duties are to provide direction to the board in matters relating to training and certification standards for hazardous materials emergency responders and emergency response agencies.

  (2) The council's members shall be appointed by the board, shall serve four year terms, and shall consist of the following members:

  (a) a representative from the career fire service;

  (b) a representative from the volunteer fire service;

  (c) a representative from the Department of Environmental Quality;

  (d) a representative from the Department of Transportation;

  (e) a representative from law enforcement;

  (f) a representative from the Fire and Rescue Academy;

  (g) a representative from the State Fire Marshal office;

  (h) a representative from the National Guard;

  (i) a representative from a Local Emergency Planning Committee; and

  (j) a representative from private industry.

  (3) The council shall meet quarterly or as directed, and a majority of the members shall be present to constitute a quorum.

  (4) The 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 each calendar year.

  (c) If voted upon by the council, the vice chair will become the chair the next succeeding calendar year.

  (5) If a council member has two or more unexcused absences during a 12 month period, from regularly scheduled meetings, it is considered grounds for dismissal pending review by the board. The coordinator shall submit the name of the member to the board for status review.

  (6) A member of the council that cannot be in attendance, may have a representative of their respective organization attend and vote by proxy for that member or the member may have another council member vote by proxy, if submitted and approved by the coordinator prior to the meeting.

  (7) The chair or vice chair of the council shall report to the board the activities of the council at regularly scheduled board meetings. The coordinator may report to the board the activities of the council in the absence of the chair or vice chair.

  (8) The 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 council shall be reappointed or replaced by the board every two years.