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§ 31.24 PRACTICE DRILLS.
   It shall be the duty of the Chief, when the weather permits, to hold practice drills for the Fire Department and to give the firefighters instruction in approved methods of fire fighting and fire prevention.
§ 31.25 ASSISTANT CHIEF.
   In the absence or disability of the Chief of the Fire Department, the Assistant Chief shall perform all functions and exercise all of the authority of the Chief.
§ 31.26 FIREFIGHTERS.
   Firefighters shall not be less than 18 years of age and able bodied. They shall become members of the Fire Department only after a 12-month probationary period. The City Council may require that each candidate, before he or she may become a probationary firefighter, must possess certain minimum height, weight, education, mental and physical health requirements, and any other qualifications which may be specified by the City Council.
§ 31.27 [RESERVED]
§ 31.28 COMPENSATION.
   The members and officers of the Fire Department shall receive compensation as provided by the City Council.
§ 31.29 INTERFERENCE WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to give or make, or cause to be given or made, an alarm of fire without probable cause, or to neglect or refuse to obey any reasonable order of the Chief or other firefighter at a fire, or to interfere with the Fire Department in the discharge of its duties.
Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 31.30 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
   The Fire Department may adopt policies and procedures for the operation of the department, which shall be effective upon approval by the City Council. Any provision of these policies and procedures, which may be called a Constitution and Bylaws, which is inconsistent with state and federal law, including the Veterans Preference Act, Minnesota Human Rights Act, and state laws requiring the City Council to control Fire Department Finances, shall be unenforceable and void.
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