The Fire Department shall be supervised by the supervisory career
officers and such other officers as the Commissioner of Public Safety
shall authorize. The Police Department shall consist of the paid division,
including the Bay Constables, and the auxiliary police division and
shall be supervised by the supervisory career officers of the Police
Department and such other officers as the Commissioner of Public Safety
shall authorize. The supervisory career officers of the Fire Department
and the supervisory career officers of the Police Department, under
the direction and control of the Commissioner of Public Safety, shall
have the supervision and management of the officers, employees and
members of the respective departments.
The Rye Volunteer Fire Department shall be constituted of a/several
volunteer fire company(ies) and shall have the power to elect a chief,
a first assistant chief, a second assistant chief, and all company
officers to be elected from the company(ies); however, such positions
shall only be filled if such volunteers meet all of the training requirements
established by the Commissioner of Public Safety. All elected officers
shall be approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety and the City
Council. The chief, first assistant chief and second assistant chief
shall work with the supervisory career officers of the Fire Department
and report directly to the Commissioner of Public Safety. Each company
shall have the power to elect company officers as are necessary and
to select members to fill any vacancies which may occur in their ranks.
The company(ies) may adopt by-laws, subject to the approval of the
Public Safety Commissioner, City Manager and City Council, to govern
the leadership, management and direction of their respective company(ies).
The Commissioner of Public Safety may remove any member on the ground
of incompetence or misconduct after a hearing upon due notice and
upon stated charges with the right of such officer and member to a
review pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law
and rules.