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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.
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
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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