(A) The city hereby establishes the nonelective office of Fire Chief.
(B) The Fire Chief shall be a resident of Grayson County.
(C) In the event of a vacancy, the members of the Fire Department may present the name of a member of the Department to the Mayor of the city who may present the name to the City Council as a nominee of the Department as Fire Chief, in which event, no other name shall be placed in nomination until and unless such nomination be rejected by the Council.
(D) Responsibilities and duties.
(1) The Fire Chief shall have supreme command over the Fire Department while fighting fires and shall call upon all other departments of the city government for aid and assistance in the preservation of life and property.
(2) The Fire Chief shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all Fire Department property and equipment; he shall, by order, provide for responsibility by the members for maintenance and repair of equipment in their possession.
(3) The Fire Chief, while engaged in the command of his Department within the corporate limits of the city, when it may be necessary for the protection of other property and to prevent the spread of a conflagration, may cause buildings to be removed, torn down or destroyed in the best manner possible.
(4) The Fire Chief, in addition to statutory duties placed upon him, shall perform such other duties relative to fire prevention and fighting as may be delegated to him from time to time by the City Council by ordinance.
(E) The Fire Chief may resign by notifying the members of the Fire Department and calling for an election of a nominee, and upon election, presenting his resignation to the City Council together with the results of the election.
(F) The Fire Chief shall be paid compensation at an amount set by executive authority and legislative body.
(G) The Fire Chief shall not be required to take an oath or execute a bond.
(Ord. passed 10-3-77; Am. Ord. passed 12-15-80; Am. Ord. 94-8, passed 6-20-94; Am. Ord. 97-9, passed 6-16-97; Am. Ord. 99-7, passed 8-2-99; Am. Ord. 2001-10, passed 9-17-01; Am. Ord. 2020- 03, passed 2-17-20)