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Article R1424-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The elections of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation as provided for in Article L. 1424-24-3 are organised by the chairman of the fire and rescue service’s board of directors, who draws up the list of voters and the date of the electoral operations. These elections take place by post. The costs of organising the elections are borne by the departmental or territorial fire and…

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Article R1424-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The lists of candidates shall include as many names of full members as there are seats to be filled. Each candidature for a titular seat is accompanied by the candidature of a substitute. Lists of candidates are filed with the Chairman of the Board of Directors on a date set by the latter. No list may be amended after this date, except in the event of death or ineligibility.

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Article R1424-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

For the election of the representatives of the municipalities, on the one hand, and of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, on the other hand, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 1424-24-3, each mayor and each chairman of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation has, within the electoral college to which he belongs, the number of votes set by the deliberation and decree provided for in…

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Article R1424-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The election of representatives of firefighters and territorial civil servants in the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters to the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services, provided for in article L. 1424-31, takes place by proportional voting with the largest remainder within the five separate electoral colleges mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 1424-18. It is held on the same…

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Article R1424-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Voting in the elections provided for in articles R. 1424-11 et R. 1424-12 are surveyed by a commission comprising: a) The prefect, chairman, or his representative; b) The chairman of the board of directors or his representative appointed from among the members of the board; c) Two mayors and two chairmen of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation appointed by the members of the board of directors; d) The departmental director…

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Article R1424-15 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In the event of a vacancy in the seat of a titular representative of the department, communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, firefighters or territorial civil servants of the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters, this titular representative is replaced by his alternate, for the remainder of the term of office. When the incumbent cannot be replaced by his alternate or, failing that, by his next on…

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Article R1424-16 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In application of article L. 1424-29, the board of directors settles, through its deliberations, matters relating to the administration of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service. It sets its own rules of procedure, on a proposal from its chairman. These rules specify the general rules for the organisation and operation of the council. It meets when convened by its chairman. It may only validly deliberate when the majority…

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