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Article L1424-27-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The chairmen and vice-chairmen of a fire and rescue service board of directors, who receive, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1424-27, allowances for the actual performance of their duties, are affiliated to the supplementary pension scheme set up for the benefit of non-tenured public authority employees. This affiliation may not give rise to validation of services.

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Article L1424-28 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The Board of Directors meets at the initiative of its Chairman at least once every six months. In an emergency, the Board of Directors meets when convened by its Chairman, at the latter’s initiative or at the request of the Prefect or one fifth of its members with voting rights, on a specific agenda. The Board of Directors meets as of right on the third day following the dispatch of…

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Article L1424-30 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is responsible for the administration of the fire and rescue service. In this capacity, he prepares and executes the deliberations of the Board of Directors. He enters into contracts on behalf of the establishment and receives donations, legacies and subsidies on its behalf. He represents the institution in legal proceedings and is its authorising officer. He appoints the staff of the fire and…

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Article L1424-30-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In the event of the resignation of all the members of the Board of Directors or the definitive annulment of the election of all its members, the Chairman shall be responsible for the conduct of current business. A new Board of Directors shall be elected within two months. The representative of the State in the département shall convene the first meeting as a matter of urgency.

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Article L1424-31 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

An administrative and technical commission for the fire and rescue services is set up under the board of directors of the fire and rescue service. This commission is consulted on matters of a technical or operational nature concerning the fire and rescue services, subject to the provisions of article L1424-40. The administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services comprises: 1° Representatives of professional and volunteer firefighters, elected…

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Article L1424-32 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Each departmental or territorial fire and rescue service is placed under the authority of a departmental director of fire and rescue services, assisted by a deputy departmental director. The departmental director and deputy departmental director of fire and rescue services are appointed to their posts pursuant to Article L. 1424-9 and, in overseas departments, after receiving the opinion of the minister responsible for overseas.

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Article L1424-33 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The departmental director of fire and rescue services is placed under the authority of the State representative in the department for: – the operational management of the fire and rescue service and its departmental fire brigade; – the management of preventive actions falling within the remit of the fire and rescue service; – the control and coordination of all communal and inter-communal corps; – the operational implementation of all rescue…

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Article L1424-35 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The department’s contribution to the fire and rescue service’s budget is set each year by a deliberation of the departmental council in the light of the report on changes in the service’s foreseeable resources and expenses over the coming year, adopted by the service’s board of directors. The relationship between the department and the fire and rescue service and, in particular, the department’s contribution, are the subject of a multi-year…

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