(A) There shall be a Director/Chief (“the Director/Chief”) of the Department.
(B) Subject to appointment by the County Commissioners, the Director/Chief shall have overall responsibility and full authority for all operations and administration of the Department and its career and volunteer organizational units with the advice and cooperation of any successor advisory board.
(C) The Director/Chief shall perform the duties and carry out the responsibilities set forth in the established job description as authorized by the County and as may be amended from time to time.
(D) The Director/Chief shall be directly responsible to the County Administrator and serve at the pleasure of the County Commissioners.
(E) Each volunteer fire and rescue organization shall remain an independent, legally designated non-profit organization which shall be responsible for its own administrative affairs.
(F) The Director/Chief shall be responsible to establish and enforce the rules, regulations, directives, and procedures of the Department and its organizational components.
(G) The Director/Chief may be empowered by the county to carry out any responsibility of the county governing body as provided in the Code of Public Local Laws and Ordinances of Carroll County, § 3-206.
(Ord. 2020-06, passed 10-1-2020; Ord. 2022-15, passed 11-3-2022)