(a) Fire Chief. The Fire Chief shall be the department head of the Fire Department and shall solely be responsible for the supervision and maintenance of the Department. The Fire Chief shall make such rules and regulations and issue such orders as are consistent with State laws, ordinances of the City, as necessary for the best interests of the Department and the City.
(b) Municipal Fire Department. A municipal Fire Department means that organized firefighting unit established pursuant to this chapter and supported by the annual municipal budget. The Municipal Fire Department also may be called the City of Canyon Lake Fire Department or the Canyon Lake Fire Department.
(c) Municipal Chief officers. A municipal Chief Officer shall mean an active ranking member of the Fire Department, not younger than 18 years of age, whether full-time, part-time, or paid-call, who receives compensation or reimbursement stipend from the municipality for providing fire service for the municipality. This person may also serve as “Acting Fire Chief” and may also be called “a member of the Fire Department.”
(d) Municipal firefighters. A municipal firefighter shall mean an active non-ranking member, not younger than 18 years of age, whether full-time, part-time, reserve, or paid-call, who receives compensation or reimbursement stipend from the municipality for providing fire service for the municipality. A municipal firefighter also may be called a "member of the Fire Department."
(Ord. 161, passed 6-24-2015; Am. Ord. 162, passed 7-1-2015; Am. Ord. 212, passed 10-6-2021)