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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 698 1966-12-15 - ~ . "lnlG!N,\L OFFICIAL COpy ",T -,'_ - T/,v'-'.I F 0\\ ORDINANCE NO. 698 friG c. f'f CL"i{,,,',, OFFIC~ ~ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ,OF $EAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ARTICLE 111, CHAPTE~ 9, OF THE SEAL BEACH I CITY CODE CREATING FIRE DEPARTMENT, POSITION OF CHIEF, AND GENERAL POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. I I The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, does ordain as follows: Section 1. Article 111, Chapter 9, of the Seal Beach City . , Code ~s hereby amended to read as follows: Section 9-9, Establishment of Fiie Department; Composition and Members; Authority Generally. i The Fire Department of the City of Seal Beach is hereby created and established. The Fire Department shalt consist of regular full- time personnel and volunteer personnel under the command of the Fire Chief. All members of the Fire D~partment, both full-time and volunteer personnel, shall be governedlby departmental rules and regulations as approved by the City Council and such manuals of I operation, drill manuals, by-laws and 9ther rules as deemed neces- sary by the Fire Chief and approved bYithe City Manager, Volunteer members of the Fire Department may establish volunteer officer posi- tions as the Fire Chief recommends and,the City Manager approves and may elect volunteer firemen to suc~ office, Members elected to such offices by volunteer firemen s~all be qualified personnel. Volunteer firemen may establish by-laws and regulations, subject to general fire department rules, regulations, and manuals and approved by the Fire Chief and may imppse penalties including ex- pulsion for offenses. i Section 9-10. Creation of Officeiand Position of Fire Chief. !lie position of Fire Chief of the Cityjof Seal Beach is hereby created and established, The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the City Manager solely on the basis of hi~ administrative and executive qualifications and abilities, and shall hold office at and during the pleasure of the City Manager and in accordance with charter res- trictions. The position of Fire Chief! shall be in the unclassified service of the City, and he shall not pe covered by civil service provisions. The Fire Chief shall receive such regular monthly com- pensation and expense allowance as shail from time to time be determined and fixed by resolution or brdinance of the City Council. The Fire Chief shall also be the Chief of all volunteer companies of the City. Section 9-11. Same - Duties The Fire Chief shall be the administrative head of the Fire Depart- I ment under the general direction and control of the City Manager. He shall be responsible for the officikl administration of all the affairs of the department within his jhrisdiction. The Fire Chief shall be the departmental personnel officer subject to civil ser- vice rules and regulations. The Fire Chief shall have the direction of all members of the department, bothl full-time employees and volunteers, in the lawful exercise of his functions and shall have full authority to detail any employee to such public safety service as he may direct, The Fire Chief shal~ have control of the various , , I I , 1 I I Ordinance Number . eng~ne houses and of the apparatus and equipment of the department. The Fire Chief shall cause to be put into effect such rules and regulations as shall govern the personnel and operation'of the Fire Department; he shall establish such fire prevention rules, sub- ject to the Fire Prevention Code, as will be necessary. He shall also have complete charge of all fire,! rescue, and other emergency services which may in other emergencies cause a fire or explosion , . to occur. He shall be consulted in regard to the establ~shment of the type of fire hydrants to be used ip the City and in regard to new construction, water systems, and allY other matter that will relate to or have an effect upon fire ~epartment operations. Section 9-12. Compensation, i There shall be paid to the volunteer f~remen a total compensation for attendance at fires, fire drills, and meetings, the sum of , $1,000 per month or such other sum as the City Council may be reso- lution or ordinance establish hereafte~. The volunteer firemen, by their by-laws, shall determine, subject to the approval of the Fire Chief and the City Manager, the d~stribution of said compensa- tion to the individual volunteer firemen considering attendance at fires, fire drills, meetings, rank and: such other factors as may from time to time be established by the Fire Chief. I I There shall be paid to the full-time fire department personnel such compensation, allowances, and expenses: as may from time to time be I established by the City Council by ordinance o~ resolution. I i Section 9-13. Severability. If apy section, subsection, sen- tence, clause, phrase, or portion of tris Ordinance, or the appli- cation thereof to any person, firm, co~poration or circumstance, is for any:'reason held to be invalid or: unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurlsdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remsining portions of this Ordinance. , The Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each s~ction, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, ir~espective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections,! sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. I Section 9-14. Effective Date. I This Ordinance shall take effect thirt~ days after its adoption, shall be certified as to its adoption by the City Clerk, and shall be posted in accordance with law. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach on the /~~ day of DeC};ombpr 19660, ~ _n 1/-., .~~ yor ATTEST: ~dke'/~ City Clerk I I I STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) Ordinance Number , I, F. W. Hickman, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby , certify that the foregoing ordinance w~s passed, approved, and adopted at a meeting of the City Counc~l held on the /~~ day of December, 1966, by the followin~ vote: Councilmenh:.,""'/4%-n- ~~,~, ~I"'~ , I J Councilmen ~rZ I I Councilmen ~...Ih1 p,; I I I 'I/~~ F, W, Hickman I City Clerk AYES: NOES: ABSENT :