[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]
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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 No. O-84-02, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-10-1991 by Ord.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.