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There is hereby created the office of Fire Chief, an executive office of the city. The Fire Chief shall be appointed and dismissed by the City Council by a minimum vote of a 4/5 majority.
(1969 Code, § 9-29) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
Statutory reference:
Appointment authority of board of fire and police commissioners, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, §§ 4-5-7, 10-2.1-4
It is the Fire Chief who shall have control, subject to the order and direction of City Council, of the Fire Department and all fire apparatus belonging to the city. Whenever any fire apparatus needs repairing, the Fire Chief shall cause the same to be done without delay.
(1969 Code, § 9-30) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
In case of fire, the Fire Chief and his or her assistants shall rank in the order named, and the officer of the highest rank at the fire shall take command of the Fire Department, and direct the management thereof for the suppression of the fire, in the best manner possible; and when it may be necessary for the protection of other property and to prevent the spread of the conflagration, the officer in command may cause buildings to be removed, torn down, or destroyed in the best manner possible.
(1969 Code, § 9-31) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
The Fire Chief shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all meetings of the company and the attendance of the members, a record of all fires, and, during the last week in April of each year, file with the City Clerk a full report of these records of attendance and fires, which report shall be under oath.
(1969 Code, § 9-33) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to investigate into the cause of any accidental or destructive fire occurring in the city. In case there is reason to suspect that there was any criminal act or violation of a city ordinance in connection therewith, he or she shall report the same to the City Attorney.
(1969 Code, § 9-34) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
(A) The Fire Chief shall serve for such a term as may be provided by law, and may be removed in the manner provided for the removal of officers.
(B) Provided, that if any member of the Fire Department, having a rank therein, shall be appointed Fire Chief, upon the expiration of his or her term or the termination of his or her services for any reason, he or she shall resume the status and rank held before his or her appointment as Chief.
(1969 Code, § 9-37) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
(A) Prospective members of the Fire Department, after examination, shall be appointed by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners, and promotions shall be made in the same manner as provided by law.
(B) No firefighter shall be discharged except after a hearing before the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners as provided by law.
(1969 Code, § 9-35) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
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