The Lock Haven Fire Department shall consist of two companies,
each of which shall individually be organized by the election of a
President, secretary, District Chief and such other officers as each
company may deem necessary. The City may entrust to such companies
the fire apparatus and the property and appliances connected and used
therewith under such rules and regulations as the City may from time
to time make and approve.
Each of the two City fire companies shall appoint two members
of their organization to serve on the Fire Department Advisory Board.
One member of each company shall be appointed for a term of two years,
and the other member to a term of four years. After initial election
or appointment, all terms of offices, except that position held by
the Fire Chief, as hereinafter provided, shall be for four years,
beginning on July 1 of even-numbered years. Advisory Board appointees
shall have been members of their companies for at least six years
at the time of appointment. The fifth member of the Fire Department
Advisory Board shall be the Fire Chief and shall automatically become
a member by virtue of the appointment as Fire Chief. Any member appointed
to the Board will not be a City employee except the Fire Chief. This
includes Auxiliary Drivers and members that work as employees in other
departments such as Public Works, Police, etc.
Auxiliary and relief drivers shall be subject to the requirements of §
59-4A of this chapter. They shall be under the control of and responsible to the City Manager, Director of Public Safety or the Fire Chief as described in the job description for the position.
Should a vacancy in office occur on the Fire Department Advisory Board, except that office held by the Fire Chief, from whatever cause, the company from which the office holder is a member shall immediately elect or appoint one of its members to complete the unexpired term. Such elected or appointed member shall be qualified according to provisions of §
59-2.
In case of a vacancy in the office of District Chief from any
cause, the company from which the outgoing District Chief is a member
shall immediately recommend one of its members to the Fire Advisory
Board for appointment to the City Manager. Upon completion of such
unexpired term, the office holder may be appointed for a complete
term.