There shall be a Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services,
the head of which shall be the Commissioner of Fire, Rescue and Emergency
Services. The Commissioner shall be the County Fire Coordinator. The
Commissioner shall be appointed by the County Executive, subject to
the approval of the County Legislature, and shall serve at the pleasure
of the County Executive. The County Executive, before presenting the
name of any person to fill such office to the County Legislature for
approval, shall request the County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services
Commission to make a recommendation or recommendations of a person
to be appointed to fill such office and shall consider any such recommendation.
[Amended 2-26-1985 by L.L. No. 8-1985]
Subject to the provisions of § C23-4 of Article
XXIII of this Charter, the Commissioner of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services may authorize and appoint and remove a deputy, who shall act generally for and on behalf of the Commissioner, and such other officers and employees as may be provided by appropriation therefor.
Those employees in the Departments of Emergency Preparedness
and Fire Safety who are employed in positions in those departments
on the effective date of this article shall be transferred to the
Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services.
All records, property and equipment presently associated with
and utilized in connection with the powers, functions and duties to
be assigned to the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services
shall be transferred to that Department.