County fire civil service councils created.

(1) There is created in each of the counties of this state having and maintaining a regularly organized fire department in which there are regularly employed four or more paid firefighters, a county fire civil service council consisting of three members to be appointed by the county executive. (2) Each member of the council shall serve for a term of three years except that the county executive shall appoint the original council members as follows: (a) one member for a period of one year; (b) one member for a period of two years; and (c) one member for a period of three years.