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Home My Public Portal AboutORD05999 67 ---------- !lSection 5. This ordlntincq tf)lra cffect, and be in f'()T'C(' fVU-1 and Rftor its pnssn,,rr, and Passod Jnnnary 1`1 5 is A n!)r ra v e T tl�,�n , Arthur Vi I I Arthiii, W. Mf-TFT 77-Tf-Ff-7, M a 77-0 r 14N ORDINANCE RF?EA1,I.1Mr 01'%DINATIC1," N[)!.'BERS 3337, 3090, 4286, 4466, li47530 5156 AND 5503 OF' THE, CITY OF JFP'FVRS0M, T'Ir".;01,TRI, RFLATING .iTO THE IPTPE CHTEP AND MRMBURS OF THE' FIRE I)EI)APTUENT, VID ENACTTNG pArj ORDINATICE CREATING OPIPTCE OF' FIRE CTiIFI', , AFFISTANT FIRE iCM.EF, FIRE CA`3TAIN, T-qE-1-R MANNER OF A.1*1P-0ITqT1VF_T,!T, AND TITE.TR DITTIES, i! PR0V E IDTNG FOR A :FORCE OF EWERIINCY FTP17fr.1N, AND ESTABLISHING THE 0-7, TUF VARIOUS' EP?LOYFES. 1132, IT ORDA!YE'D 5Y T741,m CITY C0jjTTCTT, OF' IPTJT' CITY OF JEFFIMION, ;M1S.C1;CTjRIjP A:-7 FOLLOWS: � Section 1. Ordinances Numbers 3387, 3990, 42Q69 4466, 4753, 5156 and 5503 of the City of Jefferson, Missouri rolating to the ( fire chief and members of the fire department be and is hereby repealed. Section 2. The Fire Department of the Cit"T of Jefferson shall consist of a Fire Chief rind twenty additional firemen. Section 3. Two of the fireilien sr,ill Tie desi,;-nnted Assistant Fire Chiefs. The assistant fire chiefs shall nerform any and all duties assigned to them by the Fire Glhi'of. The assistant fire chiefs shall be appointed by the Fire Board with the approval and consent of the City Council. IF)ection 4. Three of the firemen shall be designated Fire Captains. 'I The fire captains 0-all nerforri and all, duties acsigned to them by the Fire Chief. The fire captains shall be appointed by the Fire Board with the aiDorovel and consent of the City Council Section 5. The memr)crs of the Fire. Department shall be appointed by the Fire CTiief, by and v,-ith the consent of the fire wardens and their 9,,)r)oint-,,nent shall not bc come of f ective until conf irme'd !! by tir voto of the City Coiincil. II ll . a majori .. Section O. The fire c'-iief s>lall be P,,)zoointcj(l by the Fayor, subject to and with the anoroval of the Colinc-il, and shell hold his office luntil removed. He ma-.%,r be remoirod as art, other a,),)ointive officers of this city. In case of vacanc-T in said office of fire chief, lit shall be billed by a-)-)ointment of the Ma�)or, subject to and with the a1.)1rovql of the Council. IfI 'S'ection 7. The fire chief shall hive eY-officjo sowers of the iChief of 'Police of the city at all fires . He shall give bond in the sum of Two Tho-a!-nnd d`$ 000.00) Dollars for the faithfr.l dischsreze of his duties and faitl.hfully account to the city for all. property of the city belonging to the fire department which may have come into his pocsession and under his control. Section S. Any per,.gcn n,:)pointod to the office of Fire Chief., liAssistant Fire Chief, Fire Cqntain, or who is a-)pointed as a re'-i.ilar fireman, must Citizen of the United States over the 1! r-,3c of twenty-one years, and -must b�, R sober and reliable man of good moral character wll,o is a resirlen-ut and qualified voter of Jefferson City. iThe Fire Chief, in ad'Oition to the fc-egoing, (111allfications, must itfire had exnerience ill fighting firers rind in the use of the vsrious fire MCI I.qUi0ment lised by the city in the suppression of fires. The Assistsnt Fire Chiefs, Fire Captains and the regular :firemen IT shall be nxnori.enc.od i.n }"�rinCtltnE. ri.rc�:t and fire uE19nrot.11s and shall i II1)e3 required to ho �ihlo to run iJio rintor rir(, i-,rucks. Section t,. Tho Vivo ;;hi.of, Atiststnnt Fire and the regul nr .f'1 romr-n ShR11. wall], n thri ,., no;91 tinri and authorli;,y . gear txni form; nrid hats nre.ocribr.-O by the Fire ifirdens. I Section 10. The fire 0,111.ef 011a1.1 be res;3c3,nsible for 1-1Ze dinci.plinoi good order end proper conduct of the whole .fire Ionnrtmont , and is for the cure of the Motor fire t.rl;cks , hone wo."ons sild all nroporty'I belonging to tho fire de-oartment . Ne Si,p .1 have si.rnerintendency, control. and command of 91.1 of the men in the fire del)artn.ont or who may be callod in to nsslst hSrr in fires as hereinafter menti.on-j+ ed and shall have, suthorlt7r over all persons n.r. r sent at fires , so I as to orevent their from interfer. i.nn with the n.roner sunpressi.on and control of fires. Section 11. If a f.'i.ro hrrr}ts out in the City, the Dire Chief shall take proper measures for the arrnnrement of the rotor fire trucks and the .fire an:3oratus in the most advantageous posl.tion so thnt � it works for the effective extinquishment of the fire . It is also the diAty of the fire chief to cause order to be preserved or going to, working Est, or returning from fires , and at all times � when the men of the fire department are on duty. j Section 12. The fire chief and Pirernen shall also see that all. goods are removed from any building on fire to a place of safety, if possible, and are authorized to insure the safety of the same and authorized to demolish nny house if necessary to nrevent the fire from spreading. Section 13. In the case of absence of the fire chief at any fire that may occur in the city, by reason off' si cl:noss or absence from the city, it shall he his duty to designate some member of the fire department to act in his place , who shall have the same � powers as the fire chief during* said period of absence of the I fire chief. Section 14. The firemen shall. work in twelve (12 ) hour shifts, the hours of service to be nrrarged `)y the fire chief to the best II interests of the city so as to ren,ier the one.rnt i_on of seid fire � department as efficient as nossible, but at least half the mei,lbers shall be on digit,* at all times. TbOV sr,^11 ner. for-n s"Ch c',zti.es as rrav be imposed ii ion them b- the fire c1lief, ma�ror nnd fire wardens Section 15. The Assistant Fire Chiefs, Fire Cnntains and the regular firemen may be removed for neglect of duty, cr for any i other suff-icient cai.isc. , by t;he .fine chief. , fire gardens or a ma4ority of the City Council. All firemen shall be a000inted � subs ..ct to increase or decrease in salaries, and the Council has tr o right to increase or decrease the salaries of the firemen as the Council deems; proper. Section. 15. No fire cr ref' or rramber of the fire department shall take part in any election, except to vote . No member of the fire department shall be di solhrargcd because of religious or political views or principles . Section 17. No alcoholic beverages shall be allowc.,d or drunk in the fire station or in an-, other premises used by the .fire depart- ment. Any member of the f!re denartn. ent who shall be found drun4, while during his hours of duty, shall be discharged. i Section 18. It shall be the dit of the Fire Chief to Appoint fifteen (15) volunteer firemen on whom he, may call in cage of an emergency* such as which is beyond the capac i.tv of the remilar fire-fi-hting force , or anv unus!tP1 (,atsstrcnhe , bor.ibing, explosion, or the of en;* "oorti.an of the. cit.r, when the I regular fire-fighting force cannot meet the situation. t, Unon the aunointment and aces"Manse of the volrnten:r fire fightin` f orce, the vol.ii,nteor firemen Tray receive a nr�oner ba07P, or insif nia to Hi..s l.ngu! sh them At places of emergency nn� the volunteer firerrin ncco�"Ainrr the W)l0intment from ti-,c fire el-lef I� i (I