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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 1-8 Board of Fire Commissioners.">
  <section prefix="§" num="1-8" heading="Board of Fire Commissioners.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Board established.">There is a Board of Fire Commissioners, as established in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII|§49"&gt;City Charter Article VII, § 49&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Composition.">The Board of Fire Commissioners comprises 5 members appointed by the Mayor in accordance with &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="IV|§6"&gt;City Charter Article IV, § 6&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="President.">The Mayor shall designate one member of the Board as its President in accordance with &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII|§50|(b)"&gt;City Charter Article VII, § 50(b)&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Tenure.">The term of each member is 4 years, concurrent with the Mayor’s term of office, and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Powers and duties.">The Board of Fire Commissioners has the powers and duties specified in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII"&gt;City Charter Article VII&lt;/cite&gt;, §§ &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII|§49"&gt;49&lt;/cite&gt; to &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="VII|§52"&gt;52&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 08-067</annotation>
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