(A) The Fire Chief is the chief executive officer of the Department and the final Department authority in all matters of policy, operations and discipline consistent with state law, village code, village personnel policies and practices, and departmental rules and regulations. He or she exercises all lawful powers of his or her office and issues lawful orders as are necessary to assure the effective performance of the Department.
(B) Through the Fire Chief, the Department is responsible for the protection of life and property within its legal jurisdiction. The Chief is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, controlling and staffing all activities of the Department, for continuous and efficient operations, for the enforcement of rules and regulations within the Department, for the completion and forwarding of such reports as may be required by competent authority, and for the Department’s relations with the citizens of the village, village government and other agencies.
(2000 Code, § 33.03) (Ord. 1413, passed 11-20-1989)