(A) There is hereby created a Fire and Medical Department for the town, which shall consist of a Chief, and as many regular full-time, part-time, paid-on-call and volunteer firefighters as may be deemed necessary from time to time by the Town Council upon recommendation of the Town Manager and Fire Chief. Only the Fire Chief and all regular full-time firefighters shall be subject to and receive benefits as provided for all full-time town employees, but all the full-time, part-time, paid-on-call and volunteer firefighters shall be subject to the town personnel rules and regulations. Further, part-time and paid-on-call firefighters shall be eligible for participation in the Volunteer Firefighter’s Pension Fund, and the Chief and full-time firefighters shall be eligible to participate in the State or Public Safety Retirement Fund.
(B) Full-time, part-time and paid-on-call firefighters shall be appointed by the Town Manager upon recommendation of the Fire Chief in compliance with the town’s personnel rules and regulations.
(Prior Code, Ch. 7, Art. II, § 7-26) (Ord. 299-10, passed 10-16-2000; Ord. 365-05, passed 1-18-2005; Ord. 723-23, passed 4-3-2023)