(A) Establishment. A Fire Department is hereby established in the city to be known as the Augusta Volunteer Fire Department.
(B) Fire Chief.
(1) The office of Fire Chief is hereby established and created by, in, and for the city.
(2) The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council pursuant to KRS 83A.080; and may be removed by the Mayor at will.
(3) No person shall be appointed or act as the Fire Chief unless the person has taken the oath required by Section 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and has provided a bond, if required by the city, with corporate surety authorized to transact business in Kentucky and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein and meets the qualifications set forth by state law.
(4) Subject to the executive authority of the city and the rules and regulations promulgated by the volunteer firefighters and approved by the Mayor, the Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department shall be responsible for the organization and operation of the Fire Department and shall supervise, direct, and control the equipment of the Fire Department and the volunteer firefighters in their response to fires and the extinguishment thereof and the plans, preparation, procedures, practice, and training in regard thereto, and may, as Chief of the Fire Departmet, perform or cause to be performed all other actions authorized by law, ordinances, or regulation.
(5) The Volunteer Fire Department Chief shall, by virtue of accepting the appointment thereto, serve without compensation.
(Ord. 86-8, passed 6-25-86)