§ 2.64.020. Membership, terms and appointment.

The safety committee shall be composed of 13 members with two permanent members and 11 at-large members who represent a cross section of the elected/appointed offices and departments and of the departments under the direct supervision of the county administrator. The two permanent members are the designated risk manager (the administrative services director will serve until a risk manager is designated) and a human resources representative. Eight of the 11 at-large members will be selected (one from each department; either department head, supervisor, or employee) from the following departments/offices: roads and bridges, solid waste, animal and environmental control, fire-rescue, fleet management, sheriff's office, facilities maintenance and library. The remaining three members will be drawn from the following departments: planning, delinquent tax, voter registration, finance, clerk of court, EPD, museum, assessor's office, treasurer's office, auditor's office, veterans affairs, magistrates, probate court, and coroner; so that geographically collocated departments with similar safety issues will be jointly represented by an agreed-upon member.

Committee members shall be solicited voluntarily by the department heads of those departments with standing members, or will be appointed for the departments by the county administrator if two meetings pass without a department appointing a member. In the case of the remaining three members, the departments shall agree on a selected representative within 30 days of a vacancy. If no agreement can be reached after a vacancy of 30 days, the county administrator will appoint a representative. All appointments shall be confirmed by the county council by resolution.

Members shall serve three years or until such time as they request release from the safety committee and/or are replaced by their department heads.

Future amendment of committee membership necessitated by department name or structure change may be established by resolution of county council.

(Ord. No. 06-O-21, §§ 1, 2, 2007; Ord. No. 02-O-15, § 2, 2002)