This organization shall be known as the "Lee Fire Department."
Its objects shall be the preservation and protection of life
and property from and during such fires as may occur in the Town of
Lee and vicinity.
The officers of the Department shall be a Chief, a Deputy Chief
and a First, Second, Third and Fourth Assistant, a Captain and a Lieutenant.
The Lee Fire Department shall consist of a maximum of 65 firefighters,
with the Lee Department to carry a top figure of 45 members and the
South Lee branch to carry not more than 20 firefighters.
Officers shall be appointed by the Chief of the Fire Department
from the list of members of the Department, said officers to have
been members of the Department for a period of at least five years.
All applicants for membership in the Department must submit
a letter of application, and the Chief shall make all appointments
from these letters when there is a vacancy in the Department, each
applicant to be at least 18 years of age and a voter in the Town of
Lee and to be of good character.
Any member wishing to leave the Department must submit a written
letter of resignation to the Chief.
Any member who is to be discharged from the Department must
be notified in a written letter from the Chief.
Special meetings and drills to be held at a specified time and
place may be called by the Chief. All members must attend. Any member
absent from three successive meetings, drills or fires within a period
of one year, without permission from the Chief, shall be removed from
the membership roll.
These rules and regulations are effective upon acceptance.