Delete Section F102.1 of the BOCA Code ("Enforcement Officer") and substitute therefor:
(A) The Fire Prevention Code shall be enforced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Fire Department of the village, which is hereby established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the Fire Services Administrator of the Fire Department.
(B) The Fire Prevention Officer in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed by the Chief of the Village Volunteer Fire Department. His appointment shall continue during good behavior and satisfactory service, and he shall not be removed from office except for cause.
(C) The Fire Services Administrator may detail such members of the Fire Department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The Fire Services Administrator shall recommend to the village the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position, with credit for fire department and/or fire inspection experience. The examination shall be open to members and nonmembers of the Fire Department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause.
(D) The fire prevention officers of the Bureau of Fire Prevention are hereby designated as conservators of the peace and are empowered:
(1) To arrest or cause to be arrested, with or without process, all persons who are found violating any municipal ordinance or any criminal law of the state relating to fire prevention or conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion;
(2) To commit the arrested person for examination;
(3) If necessary, to detain arrested persons in custody overnight or Sunday in any safe place, or until they can be brought before the proper court; and
(4) To issue citations within the limits of the municipality to a person who the fire prevention officer reasonably feels has violated any ordinance of the municipality or law of the state relating to the matters set forth in division (1) of this section.
(E) A report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be made annually and transmitted to the President and Board of Trustees. It shall contain all proceedings under this Code, with such statistics as the Fire Services Administrator may wish to include therein. The Fire Services Administrator shall also recommend any amendments to the Code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
(Ord. 85-0-064, passed 12-23-85)