68-104-216 - Fireworks advisory council.
68-104-216. Fireworks advisory council.
A fireworks advisory council consisting of twelve (12) members is created. The fire marshal shall appoint the members of the advisory council within thirty (30) days after July 12, 2006. Members shall be permanent residents of the state of Tennessee and shall serve without compensation. One (1) member shall be a municipal fire chief chosen from a list of nominees submitted by the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association and one (1) member shall be a local fire marshal. One (1) member shall be from the state fire marshal's office. One (1) member shall be an interested citizen. Six (6) members shall be appointed from the consumer fireworks, display fireworks and proximate pyrotechnics and flame effects industry, one (1) of whom produces twenty (20) or fewer combined fireworks displays, proximate pyrotechnic displays or flame effect displays a year. One (1) member shall be a senior citizen over sixty-five (65) years of age. One (1) member shall be from a racial minority. The term of a member is two (2) years or until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. The council shall meet at least two (2) times each calendar year. Each year the council shall, on its own, elect a chair who will conduct the meetings of the council. Special meetings may be called at any time by the chair or in writing by any three (3) members. The council shall adopt procedures that govern its proceedings. The council shall assist the fire marshal in developing reasonable policies and regulations that will protect the public safety while promoting efficiency and effectiveness. The council may suggest legislative changes for the same purposes. The fire marshal may remove any member of the council for misconduct, incompetence, nonparticipation or willful neglect of duty.
[Acts 2006, ch. 839, § 1.]