The volunteer fire company organized under § 213,
Wis. Stats., under the title of "Osceola Fire Department," is hereby
disbanded pursuant to § 213.04, Wis. Stats. In lieu thereof,
the members of such Fire Department are hereby officially recognized
as the Fire Department of the Village of Osceola, and the duty of
firefighting and the prevention of fires in the Village are delegated
to such Department. Its organization and internal regulation shall
be governed by the provisions of this chapter and by such bylaws adopted
by the Department as are approved by the Village Board, except as
is otherwise provided by law and ordinance.
The Osceola Fire Department shall adopt bylaws for the control,
management, and government and for the regulation of business and
proceedings of the Department, which bylaws, after adoption by a two-thirds
vote of the members of the Department, shall not become effective
and operative until presented to and approved by the Village Board.
Amendments shall be adopted in the same manner.
The Village Board shall appropriate funds to provide for operation
and for such apparatus and equipment for the use of the Fire Department
as it may deem expedient and necessary to maintain efficiency and
properly protect life and property from fire.
The officers and members of the Fire Department shall receive
such compensation from the Village as may from time to time be fixed
by the Village Board.
The Fire Department shall consist of the following officers:
one Chief, one Assistant Chief, one Safety Officer, one Training Officer,
such number of captains as may be authorized, and as many drivers
and firefighters who live and normally work within the Village area
of Osceola as may be appointed by the Chief and approved by the Village
Board, provided that at no time shall the Department consist of fewer
than 22 active members.
The election of the Secretary and other officers shall be held
at the annual meeting of the Department in such manner as is provided
in the bylaws. In case of any vacancy, the Chief shall appoint a member
in good standing to fill the office until the next annual election.