[R.O. 2013 § 240.010; Ord. No.
22 § 1]
There shall be constituted within the City a Fire Department,
which shall be known and designated by the name of the Fredericktown
Fire Department.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.020; Ord. No.
22 § 2]
The Fire Department shall be composed of a minimum of fifteen
(15) first call members, one (1) of whom shall be Chief, and shall
be appointed by the Board of Aldermen. The Mayor and members of the
Board of Aldermen of the City shall constitute a Board of Trustees,
who shall have charge of the equipment and apparatus and see that
such equipment and apparatus is properly taken care of, and the Board
of Trustees shall have the authority to increase the number of the
first call members of the Fire Department as it may deem necessary
and to further determine the amount of compensation received.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.030; Ord. No.
22 § 3]
The members of the Fire Department, under the direction of the
Chief and his/her assistants, shall have access to and control of
all equipment and apparatus possessed by and belonging to the City
for the purpose of fighting fires or of preventing fires, at all times,
during any fire or for practice. The members shall exercise care and
handle such equipment and apparatus in a prudent manner. They shall
see that such equipment and apparatus is kept in a constant state
of readiness and efficiency and shall promptly report to the Board
of Trustees any damage thereto.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.040; Ord. No.
73-11 § 2]
All business affairs and financial affairs of the City Fire
Department shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the
Board of Aldermen, and the equipment, supplies and other items that
require expenditure of funds for the City Fire Department shall be
requested by a requisition order directed to the Board of Aldermen.
Such items shall be purchased only after approval by the Board of
Aldermen.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.050; Ord. No.
73-11 § 3]
The placing of control of the management of the business affairs
of the City Fire Department in the Board of Aldermen shall relate
solely to business affairs; the internal management and decisions
of the Fire Department as they relate to procedure and methods of
maintaining equipment, fire fighting and other operational decisions
shall be made by the Fire Department in accordance with existing Statutes
and the Constitution, by-laws and other regulations of the Fire Department.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.060; Ord. No.
22 § 4]
The Chief or other officer or members of the Fire Department
shall confer from time to time with the Trustees as to any improvement
in the efficiency of the department or the equipment or as to new
equipment, but all contracts for the purchase of new equipment or
material shall be approved by the Mayor or Board of Aldermen of the
City.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.070; Ord. No.
22 § 5]
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Fire Department
to furnish the City Clerk annually, on or about November 1, a certified
list of the names of all members of the department in good standing,
and other data that might be of help to the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.080]
Information regarding current salaries and compensation is on
file in the City offices.
[R.O. 2013 § 240.090; Ord. No.
22 § 7]
The Board of Aldermen may purchase or cause to be purchased
group accident insurance or similar insurance covering the members
of the Fire Department while on duty in the department.
[Ord. No. 23-22, 7-10-2023]
A.
The
City hereby declares its intent to become a member of MFFCIT and to
participate thereof upon approval of the Board of Trustees of MFFCIT.
B.
That
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for the City of Fredericktown, Missouri,
approve the Trust and Pool Agreement marked Exhibit "A" and By-Laws
marked Exhibit "B,"[1] which are attached hereto and incorporated herein as if
fully set forth, between the City of Fredericktown and the members
of the MFFCIT Pool. It is the belief of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Fredericktown,
Missouri, that the City enter into said agreement and by-laws.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said exhibits are on file in the City offices.
C.
That
the Mayor be and he/she is hereby authorized to execute all documents
necessary or expedient for the City to participate in the MFFCIT,
including the agreement in substantially the form as Exhibit A, to
Ord. No. 23-22, and the by-laws in substantially the form as Exhibit
B, to Ord. No. 23-22, agreeing to adhere to the rules of said documents
and to be bound together with other members thereby.
