(A) The Chief shall have control over all of the fire fighters and shall be solely responsible for the Department’s care and condition. The Chief shall make a report semi-annually to the Council at its meeting in March and September, as to the condition of the equipment and needs of the Fire Department. The Chief may submit additional reports and recommendations at any meeting of the Council and shall report each suspension of a member of the Fire Department at the first meeting of the Council following each suspension. The Chief shall be responsible for the proper training and discipline of the members of the Fire Department, and may suspend any member for refusal or neglect to obey orders pending final action by the Council on the discharge or retention.
(’77 Code, § 203.03)
(B) The Chief shall keep, in convenient form, a complete record of all fires. The record shall include the time of the alarm, location of fire, cause of fire (if known), type of building, name of owner and tenant, purpose for which occupied, value of building and contents, members of the Department responding to the alarm and other information as the Chief may deem advisable or as may be required from time to time by the Council or the state department.
(’77 Code, § 203.05)
(C) It is the duty of the Chief, when the weather permits, to hold a monthly practice drill of at least a one-hour duration for the Fire Department and to give the fire fighters instruction in approved methods of fire fighting and fire prevention.
(’77 Code, § 203.06)