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Editor's Note: This ordinance was vetoed by the Mayor following
its adoption and was reconsidered and passed by Council 2-15-2022.
Under the direction and supervision of the Deputy Chief, the
Fire Department shall:
A.
Have
exclusive jurisdiction over the control, fighting and extinguishing
of any conflagration which occurs within the City limits.
B.
Provide
the firefighting services and facilities for the protection of life
and property within the City and in accordance with such mutual aid
agreements as may be enforced.
C.
Investigate the cause, circumstances and origin of fires and report
to the County Prosecutor every case of suspicious arson.
D.
Maintain and administer fire prevention and fire safety inspection
service for the City, provided that the primary responsibility for
organizing and conducting fire inspection activities which such personnel
as shall be specially trained and assigned with reference to fire
inspections.
E.
Maintain and administer the Office of Emergency Management, which
shall include a Municipal Coordinator of Emergency Management, and
which shall be established, constituted and empowered pursuant to
law. All other departments of the City government shall cooperate
with and assist the Office of Emergency Management as may be required.
A.
There
shall be a Fire Department, the head of which shall be the Fire Director.
Prior to his/her appointment, the Fire Director shall have had at
least five years' experience in a responsible capacity in fire
administration and/or public safety administration.
B.
The
Fire Director is eligible to receive an annual stipend not to exceed
$25,000 at the discretion of the Mayor. The stipend may be paid to
the Fire Director to compensate him/her for responsibilities related
to public safety requirements of the City.
Subject to the supervision of the Mayor and pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:69A-43 and N.J.S.A. Title 11A, Civil Service, the Fire Director
shall be the head of the Fire Department and the appointing authority
in accordance with New Jersey Civil Service regulations and will have
authority of appointment, promotion, discipline, and removal of personnel
as appropriate.
A.
All administrative functions of the Fire Department including policy,
procedures, budgeting, establishing a table of organization and capital
planning shall be duties of the Fire Director.
B.
Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the government of
the divisions under his/her supervision and for the discipline of
their members.
C.
Have charge and control of the administration of the Fire Department
and of its property, apparatus, and equipment.
D.
Administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the Fire Department
and any special emergency directive for the disposition and discipline
of the Department, its members, and officers;
E.
Provide the firefighting services and facilities for the protection
of life and property within the City and in accordance with such mutual
aid agreements as may be enforced.
Under the supervision of the Fire Director and pursuant to the
administrative policies established by the Fire Director, a permanent
Deputy Chief, promoted through N.J.S.A. 11A:4-139(a), shall be directly
responsible for the efficient and routine day-to-day operations of
the Fire Department:
A.
Have
exclusive jurisdiction over the control, fighting and extinguishing
of any conflagration which occurs within the City limits.
B.
Investigate
the cause, circumstances and origin of fires and report to the County
Prosecutor every case of suspicious arson.
C.
Adopt
and promulgate standard operating procedures for the efficient operation
of the Department.
D.
Prescribe
the duties and assignments of all members and firefighters;
E.
Have,
exercise and discharge the functions, powers, and duties of the Fire
Department;
F.
Delegate such authority as deemed necessary for the efficient operation
of the Fire Department to be exercised under the Deputy Chief's
direction and control.
G.
Maintain and administer the Office of Emergency Management.
