A. The purposes and objectives of the fire-rescue control board shall be:

1. To nominate nine individuals for selection to a five-member fire-rescue commission to be selected and appointed by county council;

2. To promote, solicit and evaluate citizens’ participation in identifying needs and problems associated with fire protection and rescue services within the new district;

3. To promote, solicit and recognize volunteer assistance in the provisions of fire protection and rescue services within the new district;

4. To inform residents of the new district about fire protection and rescue measures, programs and facilities;

5. To formulate recommendations for policies and procedures to strengthen, promote, coordinate and improve fire protection and rescue services within the new district with the goal of protecting the life and property of persons within the new district and obtaining the best fire insurance rating practicable within given financial constraints; and

6. To promote cooperation among the various entities providing fire protection and rescue services within the county.

B. Pursuant to the purposes and objectives of the fire-rescue control board, the board shall:

1. Recommend to the fire-rescue commission the purchase of such fire-fighting equipment as it deems necessary for the purpose of controlling fires within the money allocated or made available to the fire-rescue commission for such purposes;

2. Recommend to the fire-rescue commission sites or places within the area where the county’s fire-fighting equipment may be kept;

3. Develop plans and recommendations for the training of firefighters to insure that the equipment shall be utilized for the best interest of the new district;

4. Recommend to the fire-rescue commission and monitor standard operating procedures for the upkeep, maintenance and repair of the trucks and other fire-fighting equipment and to that end shall, as often as is deemed necessary, inspect such equipment;

5. Recommend to the fire-rescue commission such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to ensure that the equipment is being used to the best advantage of the new district;

6. Recommend to the fire-rescue commission construction, if necessary, of buildings to house the equipment authorized herein;

7. Recommend to the fire-rescue commission that the county enter into contracts or agreements with any public or private agency for the purpose of improving services to the new district or the obtaining of financial aid for the benefit of the new district, provided that such contracts shall be subject to approval by the county council;

8. File quarterly with the fire-rescue commission copies of minutes of all meetings for the previous months;

9. Study, investigate, develop recommendations to the county administrator, through the fire-rescue commission, matters concerning the needs and problems affecting the provision and the coordination of fire control service within the new district. (Ord. 93-O-17 §§ 4.02, 4.03, 1993)