§9-3-12. Steering committee to represent rural community fire departments - Membership; appointment, qualifications and term of office of members; filling of vacancies in office.

Said steering committee shall be composed of 13 members; one from each of the 10 administrative districts of the Alabama Forestry Commission, one member from the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments, one member from the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs and one member from the Alabama Firemen's Association. The President of the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs shall appoint one member of his association to serve on the committee, the President of the Alabama Association of Volunteer Fire Departments shall appoint one member of his association to serve on the committee, and the President of the Alabama Firemen's Association shall appoint a member of his association to serve on the committee. The State Forester shall appoint the remaining committee members from each administrative district of the Alabama Forestry Commission, with each such member being a volunteer fireman. All members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by the same appointing authority who appointed the vacating member.

(Acts 1978, No. 515, p. 569, §3; Acts 1984, No. 84-474, p. 1095, §1.)