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The Fire Chief, fire captains, and all firefighters shall have the power and authority to arrest any person at or near the scene of an accidental or destructive fire for any interference with the Fire Department in the performance of its duties, or for the commission of any crime or ordinance violation in connection with the fire.
(1969 Code, § 9-42) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995) Penalty, see § 10.99
PENSION FUND
There shall be a Board of Trustees of the Firefighters' Pension Fund which shall consist of 5 members. Two members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor of the city, 2 members of the Board shall be active participants of the Pension Fund who are elected from the active participants of the Fund, 1 member of the Board shall be a person who is retired under the Fireman's Pension Fund Act of 1919 or this subchapter who is elected from persons retired under the Fireman's Pension Fund Act of 1919 or this subchapter. The members of the Boardselected from the active and retired firefighters shall be elected at the time and in the manner provided by law.
(1969 Code, § 9-43) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995; Am. Ord. 2006-11, passed 2-13-2006)
Cross-reference:
Fire protection tax, see § 92.001
Statutory reference:
Establishment, regulation, and procedures of firefighters’ pension fund, see ILCS Chapter 40, Act 5, §§ 4-101 - 4-141
Selection, composition of board of trustees of firefighters’ pension fund, see ILCS Chapter 40, Act 5, § 4-121
The Board of Trustees of the firefighters’ pension fund shall have control of the management of all funds belonging to or designated by law as part of the firefighters’ pension fund and of the administration of such funds as provided by statute.
(1969 Code, § 9-44) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
DEPARTMENT BOARD
(A) The members of the Fire Department shall annually elect officers of that Department. These officers shall include a president, secretary, and treasurer, and they shall act as a board and shall be responsible for the expenditure of all funds received by the Fire Department treasurer, including, but not limited to the foreign fire fund. The Fire Chief shall be an ex officio member of the board and shall attend all meetings but shall have no vote on the proceedings.
(B) The treasurer of the Fire Department shall give a sufficient bond to the city. The bond shall be approved by the Mayor and the City Council, conditioned upon the faithful performance by the treasurer of his or her duties under this section and the rules and regulations provided by state statutes. The treasurer’s books shall be audited annually by the city auditors.
(1969 Code, § 9-45) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)
(A) The Fire Department Board described in § 36.55 shall be responsible to submit to the City Council an itemized budget covering the next year’s proposed expenditure of funds on or before March 1 of each year. The itemized budget shall define with specificity how the Board proposes to expend its funds during the next fiscal year. This budget shall then be approved by the City Council or returned to the Fire Department board for alterations.
(B) The Fire Department Board shall expend its money in accordance with the budget approved by the City Council only for the purposes of purchasing uniforms, firefighting equipment, or other fire station furniture and furnishings.
(1969 Code, § 9-46) (Ord. 1995-10, passed 5-8-1995)