State Marshals Advisory Board. Members and duties. Adoption of rules for conduct of elections and internal affairs

(a) There is established a State Marshals Advisory Board which shall consist of twenty-four state marshals to advise and make recommendations to the State Marshal Commission and to consider matters referred to it from the commission. Annually, between November first and November twentieth of each year, the state marshals in each county shall elect from among the state marshals in their county the following number of state marshals to serve on the board: Hartford, New Haven and Fairfield counties, four state marshals; New London and Litchfield counties, three state marshals; and Tolland, Middlesex and Windham counties, two state marshals. State marshals elected to serve on the board shall serve for a term of one year and may be reelected. (b) The State Marshals Advisory Board shall adopt rules as the board deems necessary for the conduct of its elections and internal affairs, which rules shall continue in effect from year to year, as amended from time to time. Such rules shall include procedures for selection of a chairperson and other officers, as may be necessary, from the members of the board elected pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. (c) Annually, in the month of December, the State Marshals Advisory Board shall hold a meeting and select two state marshals to be appointed as ex-officio members of the State Marshal Commission, in accordance with the provisions of section 6-38b, for a term of one year. If any vacancy occurs in such appointments, the State Marshals Advisory Board shall appoint a state marshal to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.