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(a) Council hereby recognizes International Association of Fire Fighters Local 532 for purposes of collective bargaining for fire-fighting members of the Fire Department, except the Fire Chief.
(b) Council reserves the right to give separate recognition to supervisory and nonsupervisory members of the Department if it is determined that such separation is in the interest of the residents of the city.
(c) This recognition shall be for a period of one year, and shall be renewable from year to year, but shall also be terminable if the association becomes involved in a strike, slowdown or other unlawful activity.
(Res. 76-60, passed 9-9-1976)
(a) There is hereby established a Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the city.
(b) The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Bureau, which shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Chief.
(c) The Fire Chief may detail such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary.
(d) A report of the Bureau shall be made annually and transmitted to Council. It shall contain all proceedings under the Fire Prevention Code, with such statistics as the Fire Chief may wish to include therein. The Fire Chief shall also recommend any amendments to such Code which, in his or her judgment, shall be desirable.
(Ord. 5206, passed 4-28-1966)
The city is hereby authorized to utilize the procedure described in Ohio R.C. 3929.86(C) and (D), whereby no insurance company doing business in the state shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to a structure located in the city, where the amount recoverable for the fire loss to the structure under all policies exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), unless there is compliance with the following procedures:
(a) (1) When the loss agreed to between a named insured and the company equals or exceeds 60 percent of the aggregate limits of liability on all fire policies covering the building or structure, the company, in accordance with Ohio R.C. 715.26(f), shall transfer from the insurance proceeds to the Fire Chief in the amount provided by Ohio R.C. 3929.86(C), as it currently states or as amended in the future. If at the time of a proof of loss agreed to by the named insured and the company, the named insured has submitted a contractor’s signed estimate of the costs of removing, repairing or securing the building or structure, the company shall transfer from the insurance proceeds the amount specified in the estimate.
(2) Such transfer of proceeds shall be on a prorata basis by all companies insuring the building or structure. Policy proceeds remaining after the transfer to the city shall be disbursed in accordance with the policy terms.
(3) The named insured may submit a contractor’s signed estimate of the costs of removing, repairing or securing the building or structure after the transfer. In such a case, the Fire Chief shall return the amount of the fund in excess of the estimate to the named insured, provided that the city has not commenced to remove, repair or secure the building or structure.
(4) A named insured shall immediately transfer to the Fire Chief any insurance proceeds which were required to be transferred by the insurance company to the Fire Chief under this section, but which were transferred to the named insured by the insurance company.
(b) (1) Upon receipt of the insurance proceeds by the city as authorized by this section, the Fire Chief shall place the proceeds in the city treasury in a separate subfund within Special State and County Fund No. 1700.83, entitled “Special State Fire Loss Insurance.” The proceeds shall be used solely as security against the total cost of removing, repairing or securing the building or structure incurred by the city pursuant to Ohio R.C. 715.261.
(2) When transferring the funds as required in division (a) hereof, an insurance company shall provide the city with the name and address of the named insured. The city shall then contact the named insured, certify that the proceeds have been received by the city and notify the insured that the following procedures will be followed.
A. The funds shall be returned to the named insured when the repair, removal or securing of the building or structure has been completed and the required proof received by the Fire Chief, if the city has not incurred any costs for such repair, removal or securing.
B. If the city has incurred any costs for the repair, removal or securing of the building or structure, such costs shall be paid from the funds.
C. 1. If excess funds remain, the city shall transfer the remaining funds to the named insured. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the city to recover any deficiency under Ohio R.C. 715.261.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the city and the named insured from entering into an agreement that permits the transfer of funds to the named insured if some other reasonable disposition of the damaged property has been negotiated.
(c) The Fire Chief or Fire Inspector of the city is hereby designated as the officer authorized to carry out the duties of this section. The Fire Chief shall file a certified copy of this section with the Superintendent of Insurance of the state.
(Ord. 86-25, passed 4-10-1986; Am. Ord. 93-25, passed 5-27-1993; Am. Ord. 98-50, passed 9-24-1998)
(a) The Fire Chief is designated to enforce the Ohio Fire Code as adopted by the State of Ohio legislature.
(b) The Fire Chief is empowered and given the duty to be present at all fires, investigate the cause thereof, examine witnesses, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production books and papers and to do and perform all other acts necessary to the effective discharge of such duties.
(c) The Fire Chief is authorized to establish an Arson and Fire Investigating Unit within the Department to assist with duties listed in division (b).
(d) The Fire and Arson Unit shall have the duties established under division (b) and may administer oaths, make arrests and enter, for the purpose of examination, any building, which in the Fire Chief’s opinion, is in danger from fire.
(Ord. 05-50, passed 4-28-2005)
The Mayor is authorized and directed to enter into a fire protection mutual aid agreement with the City of Ashland, Kentucky and the Department of the Lawrence County Fire Fighters Association, copies of which agreements are incorporated as if fully set out herein and are on file in the office of the Mayor.
(Res. 98-56, passed 9-10-1998)
(a) The City of Ironton shall initiate mitigation rates for the delivery of emergency and non-emergency services by the Fire Department for personnel, supplies and equipment to the scene of emergency and non-emergency incidents as listed in Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 20-19 and adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein. The mitigation rates shall be based on actual costs of the services and that which is usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) as shown in Exhibit A to Ordinance No. 20-19 and adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein, which may include any services, personnel, supplies, and equipment and with baselines established by addendum to Ordinance No. 20-19.
(b) A claim shall be filed to the responsible party(s) through their insurance carrier. In some circumstances, the responsible party(s) will be billed directly.
(c) The City Council may make rules or regulations and from time to time may amend, revoke, or add rules and regulations, not consistent with this section, as they may deem necessary or expedient in respect to billing for these mitigation rates or the collection thereof.
(d) The mitigation rates lists in Exhibit A will increase by 1.5% annually or based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as developed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, whichever is more. Rate adjustments will occur on the anniversary date of this section to keep the Fire Department's cost recovery program in conformity with increasing operating expenses.
(Ord. 20-19, passed 4-23-2020)
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of § 240.06 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for not more than 60 days, or both for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or for which a violation for noncompliance occurs or continues.
(Ord. 93-24, passed 5-27-1993)