Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Each fire and rescue service in Alsace is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of the European Collectivity of Alsace, the communes and the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the administrative district of the State with competence in the field of fire and rescue.

The Board of Directors comprises a minimum of fifteen members and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with article L. 1424-26. The seats are divided between: 1° The Collectivité européenne d’Alsace; 2° The municipalities and the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation. The number of seats allocated to the European Collectivity of Alsace may not be less than three-fifths of the total number of seats, and…

The representatives of the European Collectivity of Alsace are elected within the departmental council of the European Collectivity of Alsace under the same conditions as the representatives of the department in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1424-24-2.

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council of the European Collectivity of Alsace or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the Departmental Council after the renewal of the representatives of the European Collectivity of Alsace and that of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation. The Board of Directors’ officers are made…