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(A) The Offices of Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief are hereby established.
(B) The Fire Chief and the Assistant Fire Chief shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council pursuant to KRS 83A.080; and may be removed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council.
(C) No person shall be appointed or act as the Fire Chief or the Assistant Fire Chief unless that person has taken the oath required by § 228 of the State Constitution and has provided a bond in the sum of $0, with corporate surety authorized to transact business in the state and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
(D) Subject to the executive authority of the city and the rules and regulations promulgated by the volunteer firefighters and approved by the Mayor, the Fire Chief shall be responsible for the organization and operation of the Fire Department and shall supervise, direct, and control the equipment of the Fire Department and the volunteer firefighters in their response to fires and the extinguishment thereof and the plans, preparations, procedures, practice, and training in regard thereto, and may, as Fire Chief, perform or cause to be performed all other actions authorized by law, ordinance, or regulation.
(E) The compensation of the Fire Chief shall be in an amount to be established by City Council by ordinance, in accordance with § 31.02.
(F) The Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief shall reside in the city. An exception may be made only if it is determined by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, that a qualified person cannot be found that is a resident of the city.
(Ord. passed 12-13-1988; Ord. passed 12-27-1988)
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
Pursuant to the authority of KRS 65.8808(1), there is hereby created a Code Enforcement Board for the city which shall have the power to issue remedial orders and impose civil fines as a method of enforcing those ordinances of the city that expressly provide that each violation thereof constitutes a civil offense, including, without limitation, any zoning or nuisance ordinance.
(Ord. 2021-3, passed 6-21-2021)
The membership of the Code Enforcement Board hereby created shall always be composed of five natural persons, each of whom shall:
(A) Have been a resident of the city for a period of at least one year prior to the date of his or her appointment; and
(B) Continue to reside in the city throughout their term in office.
(Ord. 2021-3, passed 6-21-2021)
(A) Members of the Code Enforcement Board shall be appointed by the Mayor but only with the approval of the City Council.
(B) The initial appointments to the Code Enforcement Board shall be as follows:
(1) One member shall be appointed for a term of one year, beginning at midnight on the evening of July 1, 2021 and ending at midnight on the evening of June 30, 2022 and the appointment and qualification of a successor.
(2) Two members shall be appointed for a term of two years, beginning at midnight on the evening of July 1, 2021 and ending at midnight on the evening of June 30, 2023 and the appointment and qualification of their successors.
(3) Two members of the Board shall be appointed for a term of three years, beginning at midnight on the evening of July 1, 2021 and ending at midnight on the evening of June 30, 2024 and the appointment and qualification of their successors.
(C) All subsequent appointments of members of the Board shall be for a term of three years.
(D) Members of the Board may be reappointed, subject to the approval of the City Council.
(Ord. 2021-3, passed 6-21-2021)
(A) Bi-annual meetings of the members of the Code Enforcement Board shall be conducted on the 3rd Monday in July and January at 6:00 p.m. in each calendar year at the City Hall.
(B) At the annual meeting, the Code Enforcement Board shall elect a Chairperson from among its members. The Chairperson shall be the presiding officer and a full voting member of the Board. In the absence of the Chairperson, the remaining members of the Board shall select a member to preside in place of and exercise the powers of the Chairperson.
(C) The annual meeting and all other meetings of the members of the Code Enforcement Board for administrative hearings or otherwise shall be public meetings and shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of KRS 65.8815(5) and KRS 61.800 through 61.850.
(Ord. 2021-3, passed 6-21-2021)
(A) The City Clerk is hereby designated as the administrative official to whom the code enforcement officer is required by KRS 65.8825 to deliver copies of civil citations that have been issued.
(B) Additionally, the City Clerk shall provide the clerical and administrative personnel necessary for the proper conduct of the duties of the Code Enforcement Board, which shall include, without limitation:
(1) The preparation and maintenance of the minutes of the proceedings of each meeting of the Code Enforcement Board, which shall be kept and shall include the vote of each member on any issue decided by the Board.
(2) Notification of each member of the Board of each request for a hearing in regard to a civil citation issued by a code enforcement officer.
(Ord. 2021-3, passed 6-21-2021)
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