(A) Beginning in 2024, the Borough Fire Chief shall be elected to two-year terms. The Borough Fire Company No. 1 and Goodwill Hose Company shall rotate the years in which each company has the priority for nominating the Fire Chief, such that in 2024 the Borough Fire Company No. 1 shall be given priority to nominate the Fire Chief, in 2026 Goodwill Hose Company shall be given priority to nominate the Fire Chief, and thereafter in the same order every two years. The fire company that has the nominating priority shall (“the nominating company”), by September 1 of the year immediately preceding its term, provide the Borough Council with the name of its nominee. The nominating company shall then have until November 1 of the year immediately preceding its term to provide the Borough Council with documentation to support the nomination and establish that the nominee is qualified to serve as Borough Fire Chief. If the nominating company fails to make a nomination or to adequately establish the fitness or qualifications of its nominee by the November 1 deadline, the nominating company shall forfeit its nominating priority and the other fire company shall have until December 31 to nominate a candidate for Fire Chief and provide all documentation supporting the nomination.
(B) Beginning in 2024, the Borough Assistant Fire Chief shall be elected to two-year terms. The Borough Fire Company No. 1 and the Goodwill Hose Company shall rotate the years in which each company has the priority for nominating the Assistant Fire Chief, such that in 2024 the Goodwill Hose Company shall be given priority to nominate the Assistant Fire Chief, in 2026 Borough Fire Company No. 1 shall be given priority to nominate the Assistant Fire Chief, and thereafter in the same order every two years. The fire company that has the nominating priority (“the nominating company”) shall, by September 1 of the year immediately preceding its term, provide the Borough Council with the name of its nominee. The nominating company shall then have until November 1 of the year immediately preceding its term to provide the Borough Council with documentation to support the nomination and establish that the nominee is qualified to serve as the Borough Assistant Fire Chief. If the nominating company fails to make a nomination or to adequately establish the fitness or qualifications of its nominee by the November 1 deadline, the nominating company shall forfeit its nominating priority and the other fire company shall have until December 31 to nominate a candidate for Assistant Fire Chief and provide all documentation supporting the nomination.
(C) The elections for the Borough Fire Chief and for the Assistant Fire Chief shall be conducted in accordance with the by-laws of each volunteer fire company.
(Ord. 07-2023, passed 8-7-2023)