(A) The Fire Chief shall recommend to the City Administrator for approval by the City Council a set of Standard Operating Guidelines for operation and administration of the Fire Department.
(B) The city’s personnel policies, as approved by the City Council and as subsequently amended by authorization of the Council, shall apply to Fire Department employees, including paid-on-call firefighters and officers in their capacity as such. Any conflict between the city personnel policies and Fire Department Standard Operating Guidelines, internal administrative policies, and operational procedures shall be decided in favor of the most restrictive policy.
(C) The Fire Chief shall prepare operational procedures and administrative policies as deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the Department. Operational procedures and administrative policies shall not require approval of the City Council.