§ 4-18. Fire department.

(a)

The city commission may establish a volunteer or paid fire department as it deems necessary or may provide for fire services in any other manner allowable under the law.

(b)

There shall be a chief of the fire department, who shall be the head of the fire department and shall also be fire marshal if the city opts to use a volunteer or paid fire department for fire services; he or she shall have the exclusive supervision and control of the stationing and transfer of all firemen and other officers and employees of the fire department if the city opts to use a volunteer or paid fire department for fire services.

(c)

The chief of the fire department shall assume such other duties as directed by the city commission or city manager.

(Ord. No. 411, § 5, 10-13-03, approved at referendum 12-2-03)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 411, § 5, adopted Oct. 13, 2003, and approved at referendum Dec. 2, 2003, renumbered former § 4-19 of the Charter as § 4-18 and amended § 4-18.