(A) There is established the office of Fire Services Administrator of the village. The Fire Services Administrator shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, and shall be subject to removal by the Village President in accordance with ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 3.1-35-10 or other applicable law.
(B) The Fire Services Administrator shall be the chief administrative and commanding officer of the Fire Department of the village and he or she shall have the duties of: control, administration and management of the Fire Department engines, hoses, trucks, ladders and all other property and equipment belonging to the Fire Department; overseeing creation of policies for the administration of Fire Suppression and Fire Prevention within the village; and financial management of the Department; authority to establish Fire Department rules and regulations as he or she deems advisable with approval of the Village Manager; and administrative authority over all fire personnel including the power to suspend or discipline any firefighter from duty.
(C) The salary of the Fire Services Administrator shall be as set from time to time by legislative authority. Such salary may, at the Board’s discretion, be in excess of the salary the appointed Fire Services Administrator may be receiving as a civil service employee of the village, and the Board shall not be obligated to restrict the payment to the amount paid the individual as a permanent civil service appointee. The Fire Services Administrator shall be entitled, however, to only one salary and shall be entitled to accept either the salary established for Fire Services Administrator or his civil service payment.
(D) Residency requirement. The Village Fire Services Administrator will be required to establish residency within the Village of Tinley Park.
(Ord. 2016-O-060, passed 12-6-16; Am. Ord. 2017-O-054, passed 9-5- 17; Am. Ord. 2018-O-058, passed 10-2-18)