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0 BOOK 20 Pace 853 <br />Advisory Board except that in the event of an illness that causes a prolonged absence, <br />the member may be replaced. <br />SECTION 6: OFFICERS & DUTIES <br />A. Chair <br />1. The Fire Advisory Board will elect a Chair annually from among the voting <br />membership. <br />2. The position of chair shall be a voting position. The role of the Chair shall be to <br />guide the Fire Advisory Board as it carries out its various roles. The Chair will <br />keep the Fire Advisory Board members focused and offer advice as needed. <br />3. The Chair will serve as the presiding officer of all Fire Advisory Board meetings. <br />4. As presiding officer, the Chair shall have the following powers: <br />• To rule motions in or out of order, including any motion offered for <br />obstructive or other purposes. <br />• To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable standards <br />of courtesy in his/her remarks. <br />• To call a brief recess at any time. <br />5. A decision by the presiding officer under any of the powers listed may be <br />appealed to the Fire Advisory Board upon motion of any member. Such a motion <br />is in order immediately after a decision under those powers is announced and at <br />no other time. The motion, if timely made, may not be ruled out of order. <br />B. Vice-Chair <br />1. The Fire Advisory Board will select a Vice-Chair annually from among the voting <br />members. <br />2. The position of Vice-Chair shall be a voting position. <br />3. The role of the Vice-Chair shall be to serve as the presiding officer of the Fire <br />Advisory Board in the absence of the Chair. <br />4. While serving as the presiding officer, the Vice-Chair shall have the same powers <br />as the Chair. <br />C. Secretary <br />The Lee County Fire Marshal shall serve as a non-voting member of the Lee <br />County Fire Advisory Board and serve as Secretary. <br />There is no limit on how many times an Advisory Board member might be elected an <br />officer. In the event an officer's appointment to the Advisory Board is terminated, a <br />successor shall be elected by the Advisory Board at the meeting following the <br />termination of the officer's service for the balance of the officer's term. <br />3 <br />