[Adopted 6-27-1996]
There shall be a Board of Fire Commissioners consisting of three members, each appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 10-14-1997]
Effective January 1, 1997, one Commissioner shall be appointed to a one-year term; one Commissioner shall be appointed to a two-year term; and one Commissioner shall be appointed to a three-year term. Thereafter, the terms of office for each Commissioner shall be three years. As of the amendment effective November 6, 1997, no Commissioner shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms.
In the event a Commissioner leaves office before completing his or her term of service, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a replacement within 60 days who shall serve the remainder of that Commissioner's term.
The Board of Fire Commissioners shall have the following duties:
A. 
To enter into an agreement with the East Haddam Volunteer Fire Department for protection of the Town from fire.
B. 
To enter into mutual aid agreements with other entities pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 7-310.
C. 
To appoint a local Fire Marshal and such Deputy Fire Marshals as may be necessary, giving preference in making such appointments to members of the East Haddam Volunteer Fire Department, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 29-297.
D. 
To supervise the care of all fire equipment and buildings and to make appropriate arrangements for the reasonable care thereof.
E. 
To recommend the purchase of new apparatus and equipment as needed.
F. 
To prepare and submit to the Selectmen an annual budget for the maintenance and proper care of all fire equipment and buildings and, as appropriate, for purchases and for long-term capital planning.
G. 
To purchase additional apparatus and equipment as voted by the Town.
H. 
To attend, as circumstances permit, fire-emergency calls in order to observe the condition of apparatus, and the efficiency of the East Haddam Volunteer Fire Department, but without authority to direct operations.