[Adopted 10-2-1967 by Ord. No. 523]
[Amended 4-6-1987 by Ord.
No. 943, approved 4-6-1987; 4-5-2004 by Ord. No.
1175, approved 4-5-2004]
There is hereby created a Complaint Board of the Middletown
Fire Department, which shall be composed of the following: the Fire
Chief; each of the presidents of the three volunteer fire companies;
and the Chairman of the Public Safety Committee of the Borough Council,
who shall be the Chairman of the Complaint Board.
Complaints against fire companies and individual firemen may
be filed with the Complaint Board by individuals or companies, whether
firemen or not. All complaints must be in writing and must set forth
each complaint in numbered paragraphs. Single or multiple complaints
may be filed, but multiple complaints may be disposed of by a single
decision of the Complaint Board. The decision of a majority of the
Board shall constitute its ruling. That is to say, a majority shall
constitute four votes in favor of or in opposition to a proposition.
The Complaint Board shall make all other rules and regulations governing
the filing of complaints and appearances before the Board and the
conduct of its hearings as may be necessary to dispose of the complaint
in a fair and equitable manner.
All meetings of the Complaint Board shall be at the Middletown
Community Building and shall be held when called by the Chairman of
the Board or within 10 days after a complaint is filed. All parties
in interest may appear, in person or by their counsel, and after the
meeting is convened and the complaint read or copies given to all
parties in writing, the Board shall then consider the complaint. After
hearing said complaint, the Board shall consider the complaint and,
within 30 days, render its decision and disposition thereof and give
notice to all parties. The complaints shall be numbered in consecutive
order from one upward and shall be kept as a public record of the
Borough open to inspection at all times.
