(A) A Fire Department is hereby established. The Fire Department may establish, subject to Council approval, and from time to time revise and amend, written rules and regulations of the Department including, but not limited to, its internal structural organization and compensation, a copy of which shall be distributed to each of its members whenever established, revised or amended. The Chief and the Assistant Chief shall be elected by members of the Fire Department.
(B) The Chief of the Fire Department shall have general supervision of the Fire Department and 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 supervise the preservation of all property endangered by fire and shall control and direct all persons engaged in preserving the property.
(C) 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 to make an annual report to the City Manager as to the condition of equipment and needs of the Fire Department, and to make and file other reports as may be requested by the Council or the City Manager.
(2003 Code, § 2.32)