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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0887ORDINANCE NO. 887 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 1 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: SECTION 1 . Title 8, Chapter 1, of the Lakeville City Code is amended in its entirety to read as follows: 8 -1 -1: ORGANIZATION: A. The volunteer fire department of this city is hereby continued and shall operate, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and department policy and procedure manual as adopted by resolution of the city council consistent with this chapter. B. The members of the fire department may organize themselves into a firefighter's relief association in accordance with state law. 8 -1 -2: PERSONNEL: A. The department shall be composed of a full time fire chief and a number of firefighters as specifically authorized by the city council. B. The officers of the department shall include the chief and other officers as deemed necessary by the chief. The chief and department officers must meet the qualifications set forth in the position descriptions. C. The chief shall be appointed, following a selection process, by the city administrator and report to the city administrator. The selection of the chief must be confirmed by the city council. 162200v01 (RL to Existing Code) RNK: 01/17/2012 D. Officers shall be appointed by the chief with approval by the city administrator. 8 -1 -3: FIREFIGHTER QUALIFICATIONS: A. General: Appointments to department membership shall be on a nondiscriminatory basis, subject to the applicant meeting the requirements of a firefighter as set forth in the position description. No person shall commence any firefighter duties until that person has been appointed by the city administrator as recommended by the fire chief. B. Age: No person shall be appointed to the fire department who, on the effective date of initial appointment, is less than eighteen (18) years of age. C. Probationary Period: All firefighters shall serve a probationary period of at least twenty four (24) months commencing on the effective date of initial appointment. The probationary period shall be considered a part of the examination process. 8-1-4: DUTIES OF THE CHIEF; REGULATIONS: A. The chief shall be responsible to the city council, under the direction of the city administrator, for general policy making and administrative control, preparing a preliminary department budget, directing, planning, and coordinating all activities of the fire department including, but not limited to, fire protection and emergency response; fire prevention and safety educational services; training and safety of personnel; fire station facilities, vehicles, and equipment assigned to the department. The chief shall submit monthly and annual reports to the city council concerning the activities of the department. Specific duties of the fire chief shall be prescribed in a job description prepared by the city's human resources manager in consultation with the city administrator. B. To promote both the efficiency and effectiveness of department operations, the chief shall have the authority to issue operating procedures as deemed necessary. C. The chief shall keep in convenient form a complete record of all fires. Such report shall include the time of the alarm, location of the fire, cause of fire (if known), type of building, name of owner and tenant, purpose for which occupied, value of building and contents, members of the department responding to the alarm, and such other information as he may deem advisable or as may be required by the city council or state fire marshal. 16220001 (RL to Existing Code) RNK: 01/17/2012 8 -1 -5: ACTING CHIEF; TERM AND DUTIES: In the absence or disability of the chief, the next highest ranking officer in the department, according to the chain of command previously established by the chief, shall assume the full authority and responsibility of the chief. 8 -1 -6: COMPENSATION: The city council shall determine by resolution firefighters' compensation. 8 -1 -7: INTERFERENCE WITH DEPARTMENT: No person shall refuse or neglect to obey any reasonable order of the Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designee at an emergency scene or interfere with the Fire Department in the discharge of its duties. ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 2012, by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota. CITY OF LAKEVILLE Mark Bellows, Mayor ATT ST: Charlene Friedges, City? erk 1622000 1 (RL to Existing Code) RNK: 01/17/2012 PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 887 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 1 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 8, Chapter 1, of the Lakeville City Code is amended in its entirety to read as follows: 8-1-1: ORGANIZATION: A. The volunteer fire department of this city is hereby continued and shall operate, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and department policy and procedure manual as adopted by reso- lution of the city council consistent with this chapter. B. The members of the fire depart- ment may organize themselves into a firefighter's relief association in accor- dance with state law. 8-1-2: PERSONNEL: A. The department shall be com- posed of a full time fire chief and a number of firefighters as specifically authorized by the city council. B. The officers of the department shall include the chief and other offic- ers as deemed necessary by the chief. The chief and department officers must meet the qualifications set forth in the position descriptions. C. The chief shall be appointed, fol- lowing a selection process, by the city administrator and report to the city administrator. The selection of the chief must be confirmed by the city council. D. Officers shall be appointed by the chief with approval of the city adminis- trator. 8-1-3: FIREFIGHTER QUALIFI- CATIONS: A. General: Appointments to depart- ment membership shall be on a non- discriminatory basis, subject to the applicant meeting the requirements of a firefighter as set forth in the posi- tion description. No person shall commence any firefighter duties until that person has been appointed by the city administrator as recommended by the fire chief. B. Age: No person shall be appointed to the fire department who, on the effective date of initial appointment, is less than eighteen (18) years of age. C. Probationary Period: All fireflghters shall serve a probationary period of at least twenty four (24) months commencing on the effective date of initial appointment. The probationary period shall be considered a part of the examination process. 8-1-4: DUTIES OF THE CHIEF: REGULATIONS: A. The chief shall be responsible to the city council, under the direction of the city administrator, for general policy making and administrative control, preparing a preliminary department budget, directing, plan- ning, and coordinating all activities of the fire department including, but not limited to fire n nter tion and 8-1.8: COMPENSATION: The city council shall determine by resolution firefighters' compensation. 8-1-7: INTERFERENCE WITH DEPARTMENT: No person shall refuse or neglect to obey any reasonable order of the Fire Chief or the Fire Chiefs designee at an emergency scene or interfere with the Fire Department in the discharge of its duties. ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 2012, by the City Council of the City of Lakeville, Minnesota. CITY OF LAKEVILLE By: /s/ Mark Bellows Mark Bellows, Mayor ATTEST; /s/ Charlene Friedges Charlene Friedges, City Clerk 2918251 3/1/12 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA ) COUNTY OF DAKOTA ) SS Jessica Harper, being duly sworn on oath says that she is the business editor of the newspaper(s) known as The Dakota County Tribune, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper(s) has/have complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifications as a legal newspaper(s), as provided by Minnesota Statue 331A.02, 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed legal notice, which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper(s) and was printed and published once a week for one week; it was first published on Thursday, the 1st day of March, 2012, and was therefore printed and published on every Thursday to and including Thursday, the 1st day of March, 2012, and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice abcdefghijklmnoprystuvwzyz Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 1st day of March, 2012 i r n Notary Public Business Editor JANICE ROSE SCOTT Notary Public -Minnesota My Commission Expires Jan 31. 2014 2918251