1984-04-04 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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e . ARTICLE 36. FIRE CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE DIVISION 1 GENERAL SEC. 36.1 Fire Code R~view Board Established; Composition; Appointment; Term; Meetings; Duties of Board; Quorum Constituted; Filling Vacancies There is hereby established a Fire Code Review Board which shall consist of nine (9) voting members and three (3) ex-officio members. The voting members of the Fire Code Review Board shall be appointed as follows: (1) The councilpersons representing the following districts, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, shall each appoint one (1) member. Said members shall reside in that respective councilperson's district. (2) The councilpersons representing the following districts, At Large - Position A and At Large - Position B, shall each appoint one (1) member. Said members shall reside in La Porte (3) The Mayor shall appoint one (1) member. Said member shall reside in La Porte. The three (3) ex-officio non-voting members shall be: (1) The Fire Chief, or his duly authorized Fire Department representative. (2) The Fire Marshal, or his duly authorized Fire Prevention Bureau representative. (3) The Chief Building Official, or his duly authorized Code Enforcement representative. The chairman and vice-chairman of this board shall be elected by the voting members of the board and shall be voting members only. The Fire Marshal shall be the Secretary to the Fir~ Code Review Board. It shall be his duty to post notices of meetings, keep minutes and all correspondence of the Board, or any other duties as may be assigned by the Board. The term of office for the Fire Code Review Board shall be two (2) years in length or until a successor is appointed and qualified. A quorum of the Fire Code Review Board shall be required to hold any meetings. A quorum shall be five (5) voting members present. The Chairman shall request replacement for any member who has missed three (3) consecutive posted meetings without being excused. Whenever any position on the Board shall become vacant by reason of death, resignation or removal, the Chairman will notify the Mayor of the City of La Porte and appointments shall be made from the proper district for the unexpired term of the member being replaced. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the second Thursday of each month to consider variances as required. All other meet~ngs shall be called by the Chairman as deemed necessary. The duties of the Fire Code Review Board shall be to consider variances, to interpret the provisions of the fire code, to recom- mend changes in the fire code, to hear appeals from decisions of the Fire Chief or Fire Marshal. The Fire Code Review Board shall submit an annual report to City Council of actions taken bv the Board during the preceding year, together with any recommendations to amend the City of La Porte Fire Code.