These rules and regulations are in addition to those as set forth in this chapter and state civil service laws for municipal paid firefighters, W. Va. Code 8-15-11 to 8-15-27 inclusive.
(A) The Fire Chief shall have the authority to temporarily suspend from duty any paid member or members of the Department for willful violation or disregard of rules, regulations, or orders and shall as soon as practicable report such suspension together with a full and complete written report of the circumstances to the City Manager and the Firefighter’s Civil Service Commission.
(B) The Fire Chief shall promptly report to the City Manager the name and condition of any member of the Department who by reason of age, illness, dissipation, neglect, or any other cause does not or cannot fully or efficiently perform all of the duties required of such member.
(C) The Fire Chief may, at his or her discretion, call a meeting of the paid members of the Fire Department, and all personnel shall be present unless individually excused. Meetings should be scheduled so as not to conflict with personnel on vacation or sick leave. Off-duty personnel called back for such meetings will be paid for their time at these meetings, however, pay will not exceed two hours per meeting. Written notice shall be posted one week in advance of said meetings, at the Fire Department.
(D) The Fire Chief may rotate the assignment of paid members of the Fire Department should it become necessary to do so in the interest of efficiency of operation or for the convenience of the public.
(E) Fire Department members shall use city facilities and equipment, including heat, light, telephone, stationery, and other similar commodities with due regard to economy and efficiency.
(F) No paid member of the Fire Department, while on duty, shall partake of intoxicating liquors or drugs, including so-called non-intoxicating beer.
(G) (1) All paid members of the Fire Department shall be required to give satisfactory proof of their fitness or perform the duties to which they are assigned, and to that end, shall be required to submit to a complete physical examination annually, during the period of July 1 through July 31.
(2) An annual medical and physical examination of each paid member of the Fire Department shall be made by a local physician of the City Manager’s choice in conformity with the requirements and standards as established by the City Manager and the Firefighter’s Civil Service Commission. This examination shall be conducted to determine whether medical attention is needed by any of the members and to determine the general state of health and fitness of such member to perform their assigned duties. Such examination shall include an electrocardiogram. This physical examination shall be conducted at no expense to the paid members of the Fire Department. Such expense will be paid by the city.
(3) Failure by any paid member of the Fire Department to comply with the provisions of divisions (G)(1) and (G)(2) above by no later than August 15 of each year shall be cause for disciplinary action and will subject member to suspension, removal, or discharge, as the case may require.
(H) (1) Nothing contained in these rules and regulations shall be construed to conflict with the city code, the state code, or the Constitution of the United States.
(2) Nothing contained in these rules and regulations shall be construed to limit the power and authority granted the Fire Chief by the laws and ordinances of the city, state, and the United States of America in the operation of the Fire Department and of extinguishing any fire and taking the necessary precautions to prevent the spread thereof.
(Ord. passed 1-7-1975)