§ 34.02 FIRE CHIEF DUTIES AND POWERS.
   The Chief of the Fire Department shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The Chief of the Fire Department shall take the same oath and be commissioned by the Mayor as are other officers of the city. He shall be the commanding officer of the Fire Department and all the members thereof, subject only to the orders of the Mayor and City Administrator. The Fire Chief shall have charge of all the fire apparatus of the city, and shall select the personnel and officers for the Department, to be approved by the City Council. The Fire Chief manages human resource and financial administration functions of the Department in coordination with the City Administrator, City Attorney and Treasurer. The Fire Chief, with the approval of the City Council, prescribes departmental policies and rules as may be necessary to the discipline and efficiency of the fire service.
(‘69 Code, § 9-4) (Ord. 73-0-10, passed 5-29-73; Am. Ord. 91-0-15, passed 11-25-91; Am. Ord. 2010-O-5, passed 3-8-10)
Statutory reference:
   Appointment of officers, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 3-7-1
   Oath, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5 § 3-14-3