A. 
It shall be the duty of the Chief, with the approval of the Mayor and Council and upon recommendation of the responsible Company Captain and the Chief Engineer, to appoint one or more drivers who shall be assigned to drive the motor apparatus of the Department. Said drivers shall be assigned based upon experience in driving and, if applicable, pumping, in order to be appointed, and must possess a valid State of New Jersey vehicle operator's license. Loss of said state license shall be cause for automatic removal from the drivers list pending the return of said state license.
B. 
The driver of any Department vehicle involved in an accident must verbally report the accident immediately to the Chief and, upon the request of the Chief, submit a report, in writing, within 24 hours of said accident. A failure to comply shall result in an immediate removal from the drivers list and/or suspension from the Department pending compliance and subsequent review of the reasons for noncompliance by the Executive Board.
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.
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Department Secretary-Treasurer to keep accurate minutes of all Department meetings and to write all things proper to be written. He shall notify all members of the Department of all special and regular Department meetings. He shall, in January, submit to the Chief an annual report of all fires for the past year, listing the number of calls, type of fires, etc., and include a complete record of all fires, locations, times, etc. He shall assist the Chief in reporting the election of new members, transfers and resignations or expulsions of members to the Mayor and Council.
B. 
It shall further be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to collect all moneys due the Department through donations, contributions or from proceeds of raffles and fund-raising affairs, etc.; to pay only such bills as ordered by the Department meetings; to keep a correct account of all receipts and disbursements; and to submit a financial report at each Department meeting. He shall deposit these moneys in a bank selected at the Department meeting as a Special Hopatcong Fire Department Fund, and any checks drawn against this account shall be signed by the Secretary-Treasurer and countersigned by the Chief.
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.