It shall be the duty of the Secretary of each
company to keep a permanent record of the fire and drill service of
each member of the Department, said record to be furnished by the
officer in charge of said fire or drill. A copy of this record shall
be submitted to the Department Chief at the close of each year.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of each
company on or before the last Monday in each and every year to report
to the Chief the name and residence of each person who is an active
or inactive life member of his company in good standing at that time,
which list the Chief shall file with the Municipal Clerk on or before
the next meeting of the Borough Council. The Secretaries of all departmental
units shall submit to the Secretary of the Local Firemen's Relief
Association a complete list of all members of his company; said list,
when filed, shall carry the name of the member, date of joining the
Department or company and age at the time of joining. The said Secretary
shall file annually supplemental lists showing any addition, resignation
or changes in membership made necessary by any cause whatever; said
list so submitted shall give the name of the member, the date of action
so recorded and other information necessary for keeping a complete
record of the active membership of the Department.
Under the orders of the Chief, it shall be the
duty of the Chief engineer to supervise the company engineers in order
that all apparatus are kept in first-class condition. The Chief Engineer
shall oversee the operation and maintenance of said equipment and
shall be provided, by each company, with an up-to-date inventory of
all equipment and tools of said company and shall keep the Chief informed
of all changes in said equipment and tools.
The Chaplain or Chaplains, upon being appointed by the Chief and approved by the Mayor and Council, shall be issued a company dress uniform, fire work uniform and badge of office, and any such articles so issued must be returned at the expiration of the term of office or upon resignation. The Chaplain or Chaplains shall give such spiritual said as may be needed by the members of the Department. The Chaplain or Chaplains shall have the status of members of the Hopatcong Fire Department but are not subject to Article
I, §
17-6B, of this chapter.