[Amended 3-12-1984 by Ord. No. O-84-02; 6-10-1991 by Ord. No. O-91-20]
There is hereby created a Department of Support Services, the
head of which shall be the Mayor. Within the Department of Support
Services, there shall be the Division of Fire Protection, the Division
of Emergency Management Services and the Division of First Aid. The
division heads and the technical personnel necessary to carry out
the functions of the Department and divisions shall be appointed by
the Mayor as head of the Department.
The head of the Division of Fire Protection shall be the Fire
Marshal who shall be appointed by the Mayor for a one-year term on
the recommendation of the Gloucester Township Fire Prevention Committee.
He shall be subject to suspension or removal by the Mayor and shall
coordinate the activities of the various fire districts with respect
to their effect on the Township as a whole, enforcing the Fire Protection
Code. He shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed, from time
to time, by a general salary ordinance.
The head of the Division of Emergency Management Services shall
be appointed by the Mayor for a one-year term subject to suspension
or removal by the Mayor. He shall coordinate civil defense and disaster
control. He shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed, from
time to time, by a general salary ordinance.
The head of the Division of First Aid shall be the Mayor. He/she
shall cooperate with the various first aid squads with respect to
their financial needs and effect on the Township as a whole.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 11.5 of Ord. No. O-82-16,
Division of Municipal Counseling Services, added 3-12-1984 by Ord.
No. O-84-02, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
6-10-1991 by Ord. No. O-91-20.
