[CC 1978 §205.010; Ord. No. 777 §2, 3-31-1975; Bill No. 93-12(205.010), 5-3-1993; Bill No. 94-08(205.010), 6-27-1994; Bill No. 2008-10(205.010), 4-21-2008]
There is hereby established a Fire Department for the City of Chaffee, Missouri, which shall consist of a Chief, one (1) Assistant Fire Chief, two (2) Captains, two (2) Lieutenants and as many assistant firemen as the Council may from time to time appoint; and such number of organized volunteer firemen as may be enrolled by the Fire Chief, with the consent and approval of the Mayor and the Council, with said total Fire Department not to exceed twenty (20) in number.
[CC 1978 §205.020; Ord. No. 777 §3, 3-31-1975; Bill No. 93-12(205.010), 5-3-1993; Bill No. 2008-10(205.010), 4-21-2008]
At the first (1st) regular meeting of the Council in April of each year, the Mayor shall, by and with the consent and advice of the Council, appoint some suitable and competent person to the office of Fire Chief and shall at the same time appoint some suitable and competent person to the office of Assistant Fire Chief. The persons so appointed Chief and Assistant Fire Chief shall hold their offices for one (1) year and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Mayor and Council according to law and ordinance. Thereafter, the Fire Chief shall, with the consent and approval of the Mayor and Council, designate two (2) members of the Fire Department as Captains and designate two (2) members of the Fire Department as Lieutenants.
[CC 1978 §205.030; Ord. No. 777 §4, 3-31-1975; Bill No. 93-22(205.030), 12-6-1993; Ord. No. 205.030, 12-6-1993; Bill No. 2008-29(205.030), 11-3-2008]
A. 
The Chief of the Fire Department and the Assistant Chief of the Fire Department and each fireman appointed under the provisions of this Chapter shall:
1. 
Be a citizen of the United States of America,
2. 
Be a resident of the State of Missouri,
3. 
Be at least eighteen (18) years of age,
4. 
Be in good physical condition, and
5. 
Residency requirements.
a. 
Be a resident of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, or
b. 
Reside within a radius of ten (10) miles of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, or
c. 
Be employed in a full-time capacity at an employment location located within the City limits of the City of Chaffee, Missouri.
B. 
Notwithstanding the qualifications as set forth hereinabove, no more than five (5) members of the Fire Department may reside outside the City limits of the City of Chaffee, Missouri.
[CC 1978 §205.040; Ord. No. 777 §5, 3-31-1975]
Any member of the Fire Department may be removed from office by the Mayor together with the consent and approval of a majority of the members elected to the Council at will.
[CC 1978 §205.050; Ord. No. 777 §7, 3-31-1975]
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have superintending control over the Fire Department at all times and the members of the Fire Department shall yield obedience to his/her orders in matters pertaining to the Fire Department; provided that in the absence of the Fire Chief, the Assistant shall be in command at fires and shall discharge all the duties of the Chief. During the time that such Assistant shall perform the duties of the Chief, he/she shall receive the same compensation as the Chief for such services.
[CC 1978 §205.060; Ord. No. 777 §8, 3-31-1975]
Assistant firemen shall, at all times, be under the direction of the Chief and Assistant Chief, and during a fire shall repair without delay to the endangered premises, and upon arrival report to the Chief or Assistant Chief for instructions.
[CC 1978 §205.080; Ord. No. 777 §10, 3-31-1975]
The Fire Chief shall give a written report to the Council at the first (1st) regular meeting of each month of the condition of the fire apparatus, any repairs made or needed and any recommendations for the betterment of the service or equipment. He/she shall also report to the Council all fire alarms responded to during the preceding month and how many of the members responded or failed to respond and answer fire alarms, with the names of those responding and those failing to respond to the fire alarms.
[Bill No. 93-20(205.100), 12-6-1993; Ord. No. 203.100 §1, 3-7-2016[1]]
A. 
When the Fire Department of the City of Chaffee responds to a request for services to be provided outside the City limits of Chaffee, Missouri, there is hereby established a fee for such services as set forth hereinbelow:
1.
Fire of structure(s), personal property, ground (e.g., brushfire)
$750.00 plus (after two hours on the scene) an additional $75.00 for each hour (or part of hour after two hours)
2.
Motor vehicle incident (without using rescue tools)
$300.00
3.
Motor vehicle incident (with use of rescue tools including extraction)
$750.00
4.
Service call with no fire involved (e.g., fire alarm, search and rescue, flooding and other such events)
$250.00 plus (after two hours on the scene) an additional $75.00 for each hour (or part of hour after two hours)
B. 
In addition to the charges in Subsection (A), any water that has been provided from the City of Chaffee shall be included in the costs identified above and shall be calculated pursuant to Chaffee Ordinance, Section 700.220(A)(1).
C. 
The type of services performed and the length of time that the Fire Department responded outside the City limits shall be determined by the Fire Chief or Assistant Fire Chief of the City of Chaffee, Missouri.
D. 
The fees set forth in this Section are to be paid by the person requesting the service and/or the owner of the property for which the service was requested. There shall be no such fee when the request for firefighting services is made by another municipality or governmental entity.
E. 
Notwithstanding the above, the Fire Chief or the Assistant Fire Chief, in their sole discretion, may refuse to respond to a fire or other incident outside of the City limits of the City of Chaffee, Missouri. Further, in the event that the Fire Department of the City of Chaffee responds to an incident outside of the City limits of the City of Chaffee and during that incident a request for fire services arises within the City limits of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, then in the sole discretion of the Fire Chief or the Assistant Fire Chief of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, the Fire Department may discontinue the response to the out of City incident and the Fire Department may immediately respond to the incident arising within the City of Chaffee, Missouri.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Section 1 also changed the title of this Section from "Fee For Responding To Fires Outside City Limits" to "Fee For Responding To Requests Outside City Limits."