2006 Utah Code - 53-7-203 — Utah Fire Prevention Board -- Creation -- Members -- Terms -- Selection of chair and officers -- Quorum -- Meetings -- Compensation -- Division\'s duty to implement board rules.

     53-7-203.   Utah Fire Prevention Board -- Creation -- Members -- Terms -- Selection of chair and officers -- Quorum -- Meetings -- Compensation -- Division's duty to implement board rules.
     (1) There is created within the division the Utah Fire Prevention Board.
     (2) The board shall be nonpartisan and be composed of ten members appointed by the governor as follows:
     (a) a city or county official;
     (b) a licensed architect;
     (c) a licensed engineer;
     (d) a member of the Utah State Firemen's Association;
     (e) the state forester;
     (f) the commissioner of the Labor Commission or the commissioner's designee;
     (g) a member of the Utah State Fire Chiefs Association;
     (h) a member of the Utah Fire Marshal's Association;
     (i) a building inspector; and
     (j) a citizen appointed at large.
     (3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), as terms of current board members expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
     (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board members are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two years.
     (4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
     (5) A member whose term has expired may continue to serve until a replacement is appointed pursuant to Subsection (3).
     (6) The board shall select from its members a chair and other officers as the board finds necessary.
     (7) A majority of the members of the board is a quorum.
     (8) The board shall hold regular semiannual meetings for the transaction of its business at a time and place to be fixed by the board and shall hold other meetings as necessary for proper transaction of business.
     (9) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the board at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (c) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under

Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (10) The division shall implement the rules of the board and perform all other duties delegated by the board.

Amended by Chapter 25, 2001 General Session