The safety committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members with two permanent members and eleven (11) at-large members who represent a cross section of the elected/appointed offices and departments and of the departments under the direct supervision of the county administrator. The two permanent members are the designated risk manager (the administrative services director will serve until a risk manager is designated) and a human resources representative. Eight of the eleven (11) at-large members will be standing department members selected (one from each department; either department head, supervisor, or employee) from the following departments/offices: roads & bridges, solid waste, animal care and control, fire/rescue, EMS, sheriff’s department, buildings & grounds, and library. The remaining three members will be drawn from the following departments: planning, delinquent tax, voter registration, finance, clerk of court, EPD, museum, assessor’s office, treasurer’s office, auditor’s office, veterans affairs, magistrates, probate court, and coroner; so that geographically collocated departments with similar safety issues will be jointly represented by an agreed upon member.

Committee members shall be solicited voluntarily by the department heads of those departments with standing members, or will be appointed for the departments by the county administrator if two meetings pass without a department appointing a member. In the case of the remaining three members, the departments shall agree on a selected representative within thirty (30) days of a vacancy. If no agreement can be reached after a vacancy of thirty (30) days, the county administrator will appoint a representative. All appointments shall be confirmed by the county council by resolution.

Members shall serve three years or until such time as they request release from the safety committee and/or are replaced by their department heads. (Ord. 02-O-15 § 2, 2002)