(A) The city operates the City Fire Department through the City Fire Chief and firefighters. The City Council shall have the power and authority to levy a special tax, not exceeding the maximum limits therefor as prescribed by state law, upon the assessed value of all the taxable property in the city, except intangible property, for the purposes of purchasing and maintaining equipment, including rescue or emergency first aid equipment, for a City Fire Department, purchasing real estate for fire station quarters or for erection, building, alteration or repairing of fire station quarters, for purchasing, installing and equipping a fire alarm or communication system or the payment of bonds authorized by Neb. RS 18-1202. The City Council may annually levy a tax, not exceeding the maximum limits therefor as prescribed by state law, upon the assessed value of all the taxable property within the city, except intangible property, for the regular maintenance and benefit of the voluntary City Fire Department and the revenue from the tax shall, at all times, be in the possession of the City Treasurer shall disburse revenues from the Fire Department Fund upon the order of the City Fire Chief, with the approval of the City Council.
(B) The City Fire Chief shall manage the City Fire Department and it shall be his or her duty to inform the City Council when any of the fire engines, hose ladders or other apparatus needs repair or replacement and, upon written consent and directive of the City Council, the City Fire Chief shall cause the repair, improvement or maintenance of the equipment and shall personally supervise and approve of the same.
(Prior Code, § 3-201)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-147, 17-718, 17-953, 18-1201, 18-1202