[R.O. 2012 §205.010; CC 1979 §11-6; Ord. No. 522 §1, 8-13-1921; Ord. No. A-5621 §§1 —
2, 11-20-1992; Ord. No.
A-6328 §§1 — 2, 7-24-1996; Ord. No. 6688 §1, 5-13-1998; Ord. No. 7677, 8-16-2006; Ord. No. 8823, 12-21-2020]
A. The
City Council authorizes the following positions within the Monett
Fire Department: Fire Chief (1), Captains (3), Lieutenants (3), Fire
Marshal/Code Inspector (1), Firefighters (as needed), Volunteer Firefighters
(as needed). One (1) Captain may be appointed as Deputy Chief at the
discretion of the Fire Chief. The Fire Marshal/Code Inspector is authorized
as a full-time position but may be filled at the discretion of the
Fire Chief or those duties may be assigned to a member of the Fire
Department.
B. The
chain of command for the Monett Fire Department is as follows: The
Fire Chief has supervisory control over the Deputy Chief/Captain,
Captains and the Fire Marshal/Code Inspector. The Captains have supervisory
control over the Lieutenants, Firefighters and Voluntary Firefighters.
If no Deputy Chief/Captain is appointed, in the absence of the Fire
Chief the shift Captain shall exercise supervisory control of the
department until his/her shift expires and supervisory control is
transferred to the following shift Captain.
C. In
the absence of a shift Captain, the shift Lieutenant shall exercise
supervisory control over the Firefighters and Volunteer Firefighters
for that shift. In the absence of a shift Captain, the shift Lieutenant
shall be paid the Captain's rate of pay for that shift. In the absence
of a shift Lieutenant, a Firefighter shall be assigned those tasks
and shall be paid the Lieutenant's rate of pay for that shift.
D. All
full-time members of the Fire Department shall be at least eighteen
(18) years of age and shall live within thirty (30) miles of the nearest
Monett City Fire Station as measured on public roads.
[Ord. No. 8920, 8-19-2022]
[R.O. 2012 §205.020; CC 1979 §11-7; Ord. No. A-424 §§1 — 3, 6-1-1920]
All electricians and employees assisting the Utilities Superintendent
shall be ex officio members of the Fire Department and shall serve
in such capacity at no additional salary.
[R.O. 2012 §205.030; CC 1979 §11-8; Ord. No. 522 §2, 8-13-1921]
The City Council shall provide suitable headquarters for the
operation of the Fire Department.
[R.O. 2012 §205.040; CC 1979 §11-9; Ord. No. 522 §3, 8-13-1921; Ord. No. 6689 §1, 5-13-1998]
The Officers of the Fire Department shall be one (1) Chief and
such other Officers as the City Council may designate. All officers
and members shall be active and vigilant in the discharge of their
duties as Firefighters and shall do and perform all duties required
of them by this Code, other ordinances of the City and the orders
of the Fire Chief. The volunteer members of the Fire Department shall
be selected by the City Council, upon the recommendation of the Chief.
[R.O. 2012 §205.050; CC 1979 §11-10; Ord. No. 522 §8, 8-13-1921]
The Chief of the Fire Department shall be appointed by the City
Council and shall hold office until his/her successor shall be appointed
and qualified. No person shall be appointed Fire Chief unless he/she
is, at the time of his/her appointment, a citizen of the United States
and a person of good moral character.
[R.O. 2012 §205.060; CC 1979 §11-11; Ord. No. 522 §4, 8-13-1921]
The Chief of the Fire Department, before assuming his/her duties,
shall give bond to the City in such amount and with such sureties
as may be established from time to time by the City Council, conditioned
that he/she will faithfully discharge his/her duties and safely keep
and account for and turn over to his/her successor all fire apparatus,
properties and effects belonging to the City under his/her charge.
He/she shall at all times have the superintending control of all members
of the Department and of all fire apparatus, fire trucks, hose and
all other property belonging to the Fire Department. With the approval
and consent of the Council, he/she shall make such rules for the regulation
of the Department as he/she may deem necessary. He/she shall have
the same police powers as the Chief of Police while actually engaged
in the extinguishment of fires.
In case of the absence or inability of the Fire Chief to act,
the shift Captain on duty shall be in charge.
[R.O. 2012 §205.080; CC 1979 §11-13; Ord. No. 522 §6, 8-13-1921]
The Fire Chief shall attend all fires that may occur in the
City as far as practicable, and all orders given by him/her to any
member of the Fire Department shall be promptly obeyed. He/she shall
maintain all equipment in such manner as to have such equipment at
all times available for use.
[R.O. 2012 §205.085; Ord. No. 6691 §1, 5-13-1998]
A. In
addition to the foregoing provisions of this Article, all members
of the Fire Department shall, while on-duty, observe the following
regulations:
1. Going off duty. No member of the Fire Department
shall go off-duty until regularly relieved, without special permission
from the Fire Chief.
2. Absence from City. No member of the Fire Department
shall absent himself/herself from the City or from duty without permission
from the Fire Chief or his/her designated representative.
3. Payment of debts. Members of the Monett Fire Department
must pay all honest debts as speedily as possible and avoid delinquencies
being forced upon the attention of the Council. Disregard for this
rule shall be punished by reprimand, suspension or dismissal.
4. Changes of address. Every member of the Fire Department
shall report all changes of address to the Fire Chief.
5. Converting City vehicles to personal use — transporting
private persons. No member of the Fire Department shall convert
the use of any motor vehicle owned, used or controlled by the City
to his/her own private use or to the use of any private person, or
transport any private person without orders from the Fire Chief or
Mayor, except when necessary in the performance of his/her official
duties.
[R.O. 2012 §205.090; CC 1979 §11-14; Ord. No. 522 §7, 8-13-1921]
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to examine all premises
in which he/she may apprehend danger from fire to exist and make such
orders, in writing, in regard thereto as will, in his/her opinion,
best guard against such danger. In case any person shall neglect or
refuse to obey such written orders when given, such person shall be
deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2012 §205.100; CC 1979 §11-15; Ord. No A-2781
§1, 10-9-69]
The City Fire Department will not burn weeds, houses or any
other substance at the request of any person, unless it is determined
by a department head or the City Council that the same is necessary
for the purposes of the City.