[4-5-1999]
The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the President by and with
the consent and advice of the Board of Trustees. His appointment shall
be from May 1 to April 30.
[4-5-1999]
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have sole and absolute
control and command over all persons connected with the fire service
of the Village. He shall be subject to the authority of the Village
President.
[4-5-1999]
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief, if within his power,
to attend all emergency responses occurring in the Village, and in
case of his absence from any emergency response, it shall be the duty
of the officer in command of the fire company first on the ground
at such emergency response to take charge of the department, and during
the absence of the Chief, he shall have and exercise all the powers
of the Chief of the Fire Department.
[4-5-1999]
The Fire Chief shall have the custody, subject to the direction
of the Village President and Board of Trustees, and be accountable
and responsible for, all property and equipment belonging to the Fire
Department.
[4-5-1999]
The Chief of the Fire Department shall, at least four times
in every year, examine into the condition of the apparatus and hoses
and report the same to the President and Board of Trustees at the
next subsequent meeting, together with such recommendations as he
may deem advisable in the premises.
[4-5-1999; amended 9-18-2006(1); 3-21-2012(4)]
The Chief of the Fire Department shall, on or before July 1st
of each year, make a full and complete report of all activities of
the Fire Department for the preceding fiscal year, together with such
recommendations as may be appropriate. Such report shall also show,
as nearly as can be ascertained, the number of fires, causes thereof,
of accidents by fire and the number of and a brief description of
the buildings destroyed or injured, together with the names of the
owners and occupants, the amount of property destroyed by fire and
insurance thereon, and shall include such other statistics and suggestions
as he may deem advisable.