[HISTORY: Adopted by the Rochester City Council
11-25-1941. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Charter
Art. VIIIA.
Fire Department — See Charter
Art. VIIIB.
[Added 9-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-267]
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition
to any benefits otherwise provided, the City of Rochester hereby adopts
the death benefit, authorized by General Municipal Law (GML) § 208-b,
which shall be payable by the City of Rochester upon the death of
a regular member of the Rochester Police Department or of the Rochester
Fire Department due to injuries incurred in the performance of his
or her duties, as provided for in GML § 208-b.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 19-1, Inspection
of moving pictures, amended 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 70-36 and 5-28-1974
by Ord. No. 74-180, was repealed 11-10-1987 by Ord. No. 87-369.
[Amended 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 70-36; 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 74-180; 5-25-1982 by Ord. No. 82-208]
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized
to enter into an agreement or agreements with any bank, bankers, or
other person, firm or company particularly in need of special protection,
to install and maintain a police alarm system and to procure materials
and have done by the employees of the fire and police telegraph such
work, in consideration of an annual compensation to be received by
the City in the sum to be approved in each instance by Council before
the taking effect of such agreement, such agreement to be in a form
approved by the Corporation Counsel. The annual fee for each such
alarm system shall be $125.
[Amended 8-8-1948; 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 70-36; 10-22-1974 by Ord. No. 74-365; 11-10-1992 by Ord. No.
92-403]
A.
The Fire Department of the City of Rochester is hereby
authorized and permitted to go to the aid of other cities, towns,
villages, fire districts, fire protection district, fire alarm districts
or territory outside of the City of Rochester, when such aid is requested
by any such municipal corporation, and when in the judgment of the
Fire Chief such aid is necessary, he or she is hereby authorized to
render the same.
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-22]
B.
Except when aid is rendered pursuant to a contract
for mutual aid for fire defense, the Fire Chief shall, immediately
after rendering such aid, file written notice of the claim of the
City of Rochester for any loss, damage or expense that has been sustained
in extending such aid with the Director of Finance or chief financial
officer of the City, the Town Clerk of the town or the Village Clerk
of the village from which issued the call for assistance.
[Amended 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 70-36; 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 74-180; 11-10-1992 by Ord. No.
92-403]
A.
The Chief of Police is empowered to divide the City
into police sections.
B.
The Chief of Police is empowered to establish a station
and office in each of the other sections in houses or other suitable
buildings provided for that purpose, or to be rented by him or her
at an aggregate expense for rental to be determined by the Council.
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-22]
[Amended 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 70-36; 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 74-180; 11-10-1992 by Ord. No.
92-403]
The Fire Chief is authorized and empowered to
arrange suitable quarters for the Protectives. The expense of such
quarters shall be charged to the fire fund.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 19-6, Edgerton
Park stadium and paddock, as amended 4-24-1956, was repealed 4-2-1985
by Ord. No. 85-122.
[Amended 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 70-36; 10-22-1974 by Ord. No. 74-365; 11-20-1992 by Ord. No. 92-403]
The Council of the City of Rochester does hereby
designate the Fire Chief the "permit authority" authorized by § 405.00
of the Penal Law of the State of New York to issue permits for the
public display of fireworks.
[Added 9-26-1967 by Ord. No. 67-313; 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 70-36; 5-28-1974 by Ord. No. 74-180]
The Chief of Police may, upon request therefor
and upon payment of a fee sufficient to pay the cost thereof, furnish
information and copies from the records of the Police Department,
including but not limited to accident reports, identification cards
and statements resulting from a search of the records of said Department.
