Any member of the Paulsboro Fire Department who refuses
or neglects to obey or execute orders from the officer in charge at
any fire, fire drill, or for the care and maintenance of equipment,
or who refuses to observe the provisions of this ordinance and any
rules and regulations adopted hereunder of the Paulsboro Fire Department,
shall, upon a 2/3 or majority vote of the members in attendance at
any meeting, after a fair and impartial hearing before the Executive
Committee, be subject to such disciplinary action as may be recommended
by said members of the Paulsboro Fire Department and his/her association,
which may be suspension and/or dismissal from the Paulsboro Fire Department
and his/her association. Any member suspended under this section,
or suspended by action of the Paulsboro Fire Department and/or his/her
association, shall not participate in the fighting of fires and fire
drills or care of equipment, and, if dismissed from the Paulsboro
Fire Department or his/her association, shall return and surrender
all fire equipment in his/her custody to the officers of the Paulsboro
Fire Department and the association of which he/she belongs. Should
the Paulsboro or Billingsport Volunteer Fire Association or the Paulsboro
Fire Department not take action against any member for violations,
as aforesaid, the Mayor and Council may make inquiry or hold a private
hearing, at which time the said member shall be given an opportunity
to be heard. Mayor and Council shall examine the facts and, at the
conclusion of the same, take such disciplinary action against the
offending member as the facts in its opinion may warrant, which may
include suspension or dismissal from the Paulsboro Fire Department
of the Borough of Paulsboro.