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WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
(A) There shall be a Water and Sewer Department of the city. The Department shall consist of such employees of the city as the City Council may determine.
(B) Subject to direction by the City Council, the Water and Sewer Department shall have control and supervision over the water and sanitary sewer systems of the city.
(Prior Code, § 32.100)
FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT
(A) The city shall continue to provide a Fire and Rescue Department for the benefit of its citizens, whose mission is to respond to fire, rescue, and other emergencies, to investigate the cause of fires and to prevent fires and promote safety in the community. The city may enter into joint powers agreements to provide the necessary services contemplated by this section.
(B) The Fire and Rescue Department shall be administered by a Fire Chief and Rescue Captain.
(C) The Fire Chief and Rescue Captain shall have subordinate officers to assist in management of Fire and Rescue Department duties and functions. The Fire and Rescue Department chain of command shall be defined in the Fire and Rescue Department Regulations.
(D) The Fire and Rescue Department shall have sufficient staff to respond to fires and other emergencies that may occur within the city or the area served by the joint powers agreement.
(Ord. passed 5-10-2011; Ord. passed 9-14-2021)
The Fire Chief and Rescue Captain shall be appointed by the City Council or Joint Powers Board taking into consideration recommendation of the members of the Department. The Chief and Captain shall be responsible to the City Council or Joint Powers Board for general policymaking and administrative control, budgeting, staffing, directing, evaluating, reporting, planning, and coordinating all activities of the Fire and Rescue Department including, but not limited to, fire protection, emergency rescue, fire prevention, and safety educational services, training, and safety personnel and fire and rescue station facilities, vehicles, and equipment assigned to the Fire and Rescue Department. Specific duties of the Fire Chief and Rescue Captain shall be prescribed in a job description prepared and adopted by the City Council or Joint Powers Board.
(Ord. passed 5-10-2011; Ord. passed 9-14-2021)
The Fire Chief and Rescue Captain shall recommend to the City Council or Joint Powers Board a set of Department regulations for operation and administration of the Fire and Rescue Department for consideration and approval by the City Council or Joint Powers Board. The Department regulations detail the organization and administration of the Fire and Rescue Department and establish procedures for efficiently and effectively handling operations while maintaining sufficient flexibility to allow for deviation from the procedures when necessary. Notwithstanding the requirements set forth previously and hereinafter in this subchapter, the Fire Department regulations shall include, but not be limited to, rules of conduct, health and fitness requirements, fire and rescue call and training participation requirements, discipline, job descriptions, and position appointments.
(Ord. passed 5-10-2011; Ord. passed 9-14-2021)
(A) An emergency scene is under the authority of the first arriving emergency personnel, which includes emergency medical services personnel/first responders, until the arrival of the fire or law enforcement officials having jurisdiction.
(B) The Fire Chief and Rescue Captain, or any Fire and Rescue officer or personnel in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency involving the protection of life or property, shall have the authority to direct such operation as may be necessary to limit or mitigate the threat of injury to persons or damage to property or the environment, extinguish or control any fire, perform any rescue operation, investigate the existence of suspected or reported fires, gas leaks, or other hazardous conditions or situations or of taking any other action necessary in the reasonable performance of duty. In exercise of such power, the Fire Chief and Rescue Captain or any other Fire and Rescue officer or personnel is authorized to prohibit any person, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or thing from approaching the scene and is authorized to remove or cause to be removed, towed, or kept away from the scene any person, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or thing which may impede or interfere with the operations of the Fire and Rescue Department.
(C) The Fire Chief and Rescue Captain, or any fire and rescue officer or personnel in charge at the scene of an emergency, is authorized to place ropes, guards, barricades, or other obstructions across any street, highway, alley, place, or private property in the vicinity of such operation so as to prevent accidents or interference with the lawful efforts of the Fire and Rescue Department to manage and/or control the situation.
(Ord. passed 5-10-2011; Ord. passed 9-14-2021) Penalty, see § 32.999
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