[Adopted 4-18-1963 by Ord. No. 2-63; amended in its entirety 8-15-1985 by Ord. No. 7-85 (Ch.
56, Art. I, of the 1972 Code)]
[Amended 10-21-2004 by Ord. No. 19-04]
A.
A Bureau of Fire Prevention within the Borough of
Kinnelon, in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey, is hereby
established.
B.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be under the administrative
control of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kinnelon, through
the Public Safety Committee thereof, and shall be under the direct
supervision of the Fire Official of the Borough of Kinnelon. The Bureau
of Fire Prevention shall be subject to the rules and regulations of
the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kinnelon, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192
et seq., and all applicable rules and regulations of the State of
New Jersey.
[Amended 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
The membership of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall consist of the following:
[Amended 7-18-2002 by Ord. No. 12-2002; 10-21-2004 by Ord. No. 19-04; 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
A.
The Fire
Official shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Council and must be certified by the New Jersey Commissioner
of Community Affairs.
B.
The Fire
Official may recommend fire inspectors to serve on the Bureau of Fire
Prevention, but such inspectors shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the advice and consent of the Council.
C.
Each fire
inspector must be certified by the New Jersey Commissioner of Community
Affairs, and such certification must be provided to the Kinnelon Borough
Clerk by the Fire Official.
[Amended 10-21-2004 by Ord. No. 19-04; 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
A.
As soon as practicable, following the enactment of
this article, the Fire Official shall be nominated and appointed for
a term of three years. Fire inspectors shall be appointed for a term
of one year.
B.
Each member of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
hold office until their qualified successor shall have been appointed.
Each member of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be eligible for
reappointment thereto, subject to their complying with the qualifications
as required for a fire inspector.
[Amended 10-21-2004 by Ord. No. 19-04; 5-20-2010 by Ord. No.
8-10; 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
If a member of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall cease to meet the qualifications for a fire inspector, as determined
by the Fire Official in accordance with New Jersey state guidelines,
said individual shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention, and a vacancy therein shall be deemed to exist.
A vacancy in the membership of the Bureau shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment, but the appointment to fill the
vacancy shall be only for the unexpired term then remaining.
[Amended 10-21-2004 by Ord. No. 19-04; 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
The Fire Official and all fire inspectors shall,
before assuming his/her duties in each term to which they are appointed,
execute an oath of office before the Municipal Clerk of the Borough
of Kinnelon.
[Amended 10-21-2004 by Ord. No. 19-04; 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
A.
The Fire Official shall be Chairman of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention. In the absence or disability of the Fire Official
or whenever he/she is unable to act for any reason, the duties of
the Fire Official shall devolve upon a Chief Inspector, to be elected
by the members of the Bureau from the ranks of the members of the
Bureau. This determination shall be made yearly at the first organizational
meeting. Vacancies or removals of the Chief Inspector by a majority
vote of the members of the Bureau shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment.
B.
The Fire Official and/or the Fire Official's designee
on the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be responsible for the duties
associated with the maintenance of accurate records, collecting fees
and performing all recordkeeping and general functions, as required
by the Bureau of Fire Prevention through the Uniform Fire Code and
the Uniform Fire Safety Act.
C.
The fire inspectors shall faithfully comply with the
requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act and Uniform Fire Code,
as well as state statutes and Borough ordinances.
D.
Each member of the Bureau of Fire Prevention is hereby
empowered to perform the duties of fire inspector and, in the absence
of both the Fire Official and the Chief Inspector, the duties of Fire
Official. In the absence of both the Fire Official and the Chief Inspector,
a majority vote will permit a regular member to fill in for the required
meeting or function.
The duties of the members of the Bureau of Fire
Prevention, in addition to the enforcement of the Uniform Fire Safety
Act and Uniform Fire Code, shall consist of the enforcement of all
laws, regulations and ordinances, including but not limited to the
following:
A.
The prevention of fires and fire hazards.
B.
The maintenance of protection and the elimination
of fire hazards in all existing buildings and structures and in those
under construction or demolition to the extent hereinafter set forth.
C.
The investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances
of fires.
D.
The means and adequacy of exit in case of fire, explosion
or other casualty from existing factories, schools, hotels, lodging
houses, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, halls, theaters, stores,
public buildings and all other places wherein congregations of persons
work, live or assemble from time to time for any purpose.
E.
The erection, maintenance and regulation of fire escapes
or other means of emergency egress.
[Amended 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
F.
The storage and use of explosives and flammables.
A.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall meet upon the
call of the Chairman or, whenever, the exigencies of a particular
situation so require, upon request of a majority of the members of
the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
B.
The Fire Official or the Fire Official's designee
shall keep an accurate record of the proceedings of all meetings of
the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
[Amended 7-20-2023 by Ord. No. 12-23]
C.
A majority of the entire membership of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
