Authority: South Carolina Acts and Joint Resolutions 195 (48) 1544; 1955 (49) 325; 1956 (49) 1725; 1958 (50) 1557; 1963 (53) 250; 1966 (54) 2772; 1968 (55) 3153; 1972 (57) 4014; 1973 (58) 1622. Ordinance adopted by the York County Council on April 6, 1981

Governing Body: Seven-members appointed by the York County Council. One member shall be appointed from each of the seven Council districts. Two members shall be appointed by the York County Council at-large after receiving recommendations from the York County Fire Chief’s Association.

Term of Office: Three-year staggered terms

Function: To organize, establish and assign areas of fire control throughout York County, so as to obtain maximum fire coverage of the entire County; supervise and oversee rural fire departments; provide fire-figing equipment; supervise assignment of equipment; administer funds appropriated by the County Council to the Board of Rural Fire Control; examine and approve or disapprove all vouchers submitted for expenditures by fire departments and to receive and disburse funds subject to the ordinances adopted by the Council and the rules and regulations applicable to county agencies, etc.

Staff Liaison:  Anna Moore

Assistant County Manager
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Members	Position	Term
David J. Hord	Council District 1	April 1, 2013 (1st term)
Robert Waddell	Council District 2	April 1, 2015 (1st term)
Frank Duncan	Council District 3	April 1, 2015 (1st term)
William "Wayne" Searcy	Council District 4	April 1, 2015 (1st term)
Ronald Dunlap	Council District 5	April 1, 2014 (2nd term)
Tommy Carroll	Council District 6	April 1, 2014 (1st term)
Melvin Abernethy	Council District 7	April 1, 2014 (1st term)
Carl Faulk	Rural Fire Chiefs Represenative	April 1, 2013 (filling)
Kenny Gilfillan	Rural Fire Chiefs Represenative	April 1, 2014 (2nd term)