TITLE 5
FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 1
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SECTION:
5-1-1: Created
5-1-2: Meetings; Elected Positions
5-1-3: Duties Of Fire Chief
5-1-4: Duties Of Secretary
5-1-5: Treasurer
5-1-6: Duties Of Department
5-1-7: Failure To Obey Orders
5-1-8: Use Of, Damage To Equipment
5-1-9: Traffic Regulations
5-1-10: Fire Protection Services
There is hereby created and established a fire department consisting of a fire chief, two (2) assistant fire chiefs, a secretary, a treasurer and such members of the department as may from time to time be determined and appointed by the members of the fire department. (Ord., 10-23-1937; amd. 1981 Code)
The fire department shall hold monthly meetings on the last Tuesday of each month and shall, on the last Tuesday of each May during the last year of any term, elect a fire chief, two (2) assistant fire chiefs, a secretary and a treasurer, for a three (3) year period. Said officers shall qualify and take office on the last Tuesday of the month following their election. In the event any person so elected is unable or unwilling to serve for any reason, the fire department shall, on the last Tuesday of any month in which said elected officer becomes unable to serve, elect a replacement to said office for the balance of the term for which said original officer was elected. (Ord., 3-5-1990)
A. Upon taking office and at the regular meeting held on the last Tuesday of June of each year, the fire chief shall appoint such enginemen, laddermen, hosemen, nozzlemen, and hydrantmen, and make such other appointments and prescribe such duties as may be necessary and proper in the organization and effective operation of the fire department during that year.
B. The fire chief shall have the control and supervision, subject to the orders and directions of the city council, of the fire department and all fire apparatus and equipment belonging to the city. In case of fire, the fire chief and his assistants, in their order of rank, shall take command at such fire, and the officer highest in rank 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 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. (Ord., 10-23-1937; amd. 1981 Code)
The secretary shall keep a record of all meetings of the company and the attendance of the members, a record of all fires and the attendance of the members at such fires, and during the last week of March of each year, file with the city clerk a full report of such record of attendance and fires, which said report shall be made under oath. He shall also keep such other records, make such reports and keep and furnish such statistics as may be required of him by law. (Ord., 10-23-1937; amd. 1981 Code)
A. Bond: Before taking office, the treasurer shall execute and file with the city clerk a sufficient bond to the city, to be approved by the mayor and city council, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties under this chapter. (Ord., 10-23-1937; amd. 1981 Code)
B. Duties: The treasurer shall:
1. Receive all monies from fundraisers and donations made to the department, and shall pay the same, upon the order of the fire department, for the purposes of maintenance, use and benefit of the department.
2. Make monthly reports to the fire department of the condition of the funds in his hands and shall, on the second Monday of December of each year, make a sworn report and statement to the mayor and city council of all monies received and disbursed by him as such treasurer and the balance of monies in his hands. The books, records and accounts of the treasurer shall be faithfully kept and shall at all times be open to inspection and an audit of the mayor and city council. (Ord., 10-23-1937; amd. 1981 Code; 2009 Code)
3. At the expiration of his term of office, surrender, pay and deliver to his successor in office all books, records, accounts and monies in his hands as the treasurer. (Ord., 10-23-1937; amd. 1981 Code)
A. It shall be the function and duties of the fire department and every member thereof to extinguish accidental or destructive fires, to prevent the occurrence or spread of fires, and to enforce all ordinances relating to the occurrence or spread of such fires.
B. It shall be the duty of all officers of the fire department and all police officers of the city to see that the provisions of this chapter are enforced and to arrest on view any person who shall be found violating any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall hinder, resist or refuse to obey any such officer in the discharge of his duty, and to that end, all such officers are hereby vested with the usual power and authority of police officers. (Ord., 10-23-1937; amd. 1981 Code)
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