RULES OF THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE BOARD OF APPEALS

1.3.4 Rules and Procedures of the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall have the authority to establish rules and regulations for conducting its business.

1.3.4.1 Vote. Each member of the Board of Appeals shall have one (1) full vote.

1.3.4.2 Quorum. A quorum for the Board of Appeals shall be not less than five (5) members of the Board of Appeals.

1.3.4.3 Officers. The Board of Appeals shall select one of its members to serve as Chair and one member to serve as Vice-Chair.

1.3.4.4 Meetings. The Board of Appeals shall meet at least once on an annual basis to conduct its Annual Meeting. Additional meetings of the Board of Appeals shall be scheduled, at the Annual Meeting, to be held quarterly, or may otherwise be held at the call of the Chair, at such other times as the Board of Appeals determines, or when otherwise necessitated due to the filing of an appeal where a special meeting has been requested by one of the parties. Other than the Annual Meeting, any meeting of the Board of Appeals may be cancelled by the Chair when there are no pending appeals to be heard by the Board of Appeals.

1.3.4.4.1 Public Notice of all Board of Appeals meetings shall be reasonably provided. All Board of Appeals meetings shall be open to the public and shall comply with the applicable requirements of the Florida “Government in the Sunshine” and “Public Records” laws. Minutes shall be taken at each meeting of the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions. Minutes and records of the Board of Appeals shall be public records. Records associated with individual cases shall be maintained by the District involved with the subject case.

1.3.4.4.2 All Board of Appeals meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order.

1.4 Appellate Authority of the Fire Prevention Code Board of Appeals.

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