(A) A Fire Department is hereby established. The size and composition (including, but not limited to, a determination as to permanent and volunteer members) shall be established by resolution of the Council, which may be changed from time to time by a subsequent resolution. The Council shall also establish written rules and regulations of the Department, including its internal structural organization, a copy of which shall be distributed to each of its members.
(B) (1) The Chief of the Fire Department shall have general superintendence of the Fire Department and the custody of all property used and maintained for the purposes of the Department. He or she shall see that the same are kept in proper order and that all rules and regulations and all provisions of the laws of the state and ordinances of the city relative to a fire department and to prevention and extinguishment of fires are duly observed. He or she shall superintend the preservation of all property endangered by fire and shall control and direct all persons engaged in preserving property.
(2) In case of the absence or disability of the Chief for any cause, the Assistant Chief shall exercise all powers, perform all the duties and be subject to all the responsibilities of the Chief. It is the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department on or before July 1 in each year to file a detailed inventory with the City Administrator of all property used and maintained for the Department, together with its projected needs for the ensuing fiscal year. It is also the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department on or before the second regular business day in each month, to file with the City Administrator a report as to all fires occurring during the previous month stating the probable cause thereof and estimated damages. Reports shall also state the other activities of the Department. The Chief of the Fire Department shall also make and file other reports as may be requested by the Council.
(2002 Code, § 2.04)