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2 <br /> caucus(two Governing Board Member seats,referred to as Next <br /> Largest Police Agencies in the Police Agencies Table below) shall <br /> be rounded down. <br /> Step 2. Fire Agencies are divided into three(3) caucuses <br /> a. Rank each Fire Agency by Population Served, from the smallest to the <br /> largest,provided, however,that to avoid double counting,Population Served <br /> shall be based on fire suppression responsibility; contracts for limited <br /> services(such as BLS/ALS response/transport)are not included in the <br /> calculation of Population Served. <br /> b. Divide the Fire Agencies into three(3) caucuses based on whether they are <br /> small,medium or large agency, defined as follows: <br /> i. A Large Fire Agency is defined as an agency serving 14% or more <br /> of the total Population Served by all Fire Agencies. <br /> ii. A Medium Fire Agency is defined as an agency serving more than <br /> 3% and less than 14%of the total Population Served by all Fire <br /> Agencies. <br /> iii. A Small Fire Agencies is defined as an agency serving 3% or less of <br /> the total Population Served by all Fire Agencies. <br /> Step 3. Each Caucus selects Board Members <br /> a. At the Agency Assembly, designated representatives from each Principal in <br /> each Police Agency caucus and each Fire Agency caucus shall meet together <br /> and select Governing Board Members to represent them on the Governing <br /> Board for the next two-year term. Caucuses may determine their own rules <br /> for nominating and selecting Governing Board Members,provided that the <br /> following rules shall apply: <br /> i. Representatives to the caucus shall be designated by the legislative <br /> body of the Principal they represent(or by such other person as local <br /> codes may require). Designated representatives must be qualified to <br /> serve as a Governing Board Member. <br /> ii. An individual need not attend the caucus in order to be selected as a <br /> Governing Board Member, so long as the person otherwise meet the <br /> qualifications of a Governing Board Member. <br /> iii. Each Principal within a caucus shall have an equal vote in selecting <br /> each Governing Board Member. <br /> iv. Voting by proxy will not be allowed. <br /> B-2 <br /> 61 <br />