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O 218 .' " - ORDINANCE NO. 218 i , AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE ESTABLISHING A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND DEFINING THE ORGANIZATION, POWERS AND DUTIES THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. MEMBERS The Fire Department shall consist of a Fire Chief and Assistant Chief, and as many other officers and firemen as may be deemed necessary for the effective operation of the Department. SECTION 2. APPOiNTMENT OF CHIEF The Fire Chief shall be the chief executive officer of the Fire Depart- ment and shall be appointed by the City Council, upon recommendation of the City Administrator, for an indefinite period of time and with tenure of office depending upon his good conduct and efficiency, and he shall not be removed i.~om office except for cause after a hearing subject to all the rules and reg- ulations of the personnel ordinance and resolution of the City of Arroyo Grande. He shall be technically qualified through training and experience and shall have the ability to command men. SECTION 3. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS The Fire Chief shall appoint all other officers and firemen with con- currence of the City Administrator. Such appointments shall be insofar as possible, following fair and impartial competitive examination. All officers shall be accountable to the Fire Chief, or his representative. SECTION 4. RULES AND REGULATIONS The Fire Chief shall carry out strictly the enforcement of rules and regulations of the Department as hereinafter referred to and is authorized to suspend or remove from service any officer or firemen as provided In the referred to Rules and Regulations. The Fire Chief shall cause to be adopted, maintained and enforced, an up to date comprehensive set of Rules and Regula- tions governing the discipline, training and operation of the Fire Department. Such rules, regulations and any deletions, changes or additions shall be effective when approved by and filed with the City Administrator. Such rules and regulations shall not be deemed the exclusive authority or power of the Fire Chief, but he shall have such further and additional authority reason- ably necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes and intents of this Ordinance and to fulfill the duties and requirements of the Fire Department. SECTION 5. ANNUAL REPORT AND BUDGET AS PRESCRIBED IN THE BUDGET MANUAL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE The Fire Chief shall be responsible to the City Administrator, and shall submit to him a tentative budget for his Department, and shall make a complete annual report and such other reports as may be required concerning the Fire Department In general, giving suggestions and recommendations for major im- provements, and I isting other data so as to .maintain a complete 'record of the activities of the Department. SECTION 6. PREMISES AFTER FIRE AI! premises on which fires occur shOll! be Jeft in a condition which wIll most readily permit reoccupancy, such premises shall also be left in such con- dition that they will not rekindle or cause further damage to life and property, SECTION 7. INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS Inspection of b'Ji ldings shall be as provided by City of Arroyo Grande Ord- inance No. 205 or such subsequent Ordinance as may hereafter be adopted to re- gulate Inspection of buildings for fire prevention purposes. J , - ~ SECTION 8. EQUIPMENT The Fire Department shall be equipped with such apparatus and other fire fighting equipment as may be required to maintain its efficiency. Suitable arrangements and equipment shall be provided for citizens to turn in an alarm of fire, and for notifying all members of the Department so that they may promptly respond. SECTION 9. DRILLS The Fire Chief shall, at least four (4) times per month, provide for suit- able drills covering the operation and handling of all equipment essential for efficient department operation. In addition, he shall provide instruction in first-aid, water supplies, and other related subjects generally considered essential to good firemanshlp. SECTION 10. MUTUAL AID The City of Arroyo Grande is hereby authorized to enter into agreements or contracts with nearby incorporated communities or governing bodies of other organizations to provide the members of such communities or organizations with fire protection or to establish a mutual aid system. SECTION 11. EQUIPMENT ASSIGNMENT No equipment or apparatus shall be hired out or permitted to leave the City of Arroyo Grande except In response to a call for aid at a fire or emer- gency in a neighboring community without the consent of the City Administrator, Chief of the Department or his representative. The officer in charge of the department shall have power to assign equip- ment for response to calls for outside aid in accordance with Section 10 and in other cases only when the absence of such equipment will not jeaprodize protection in the said City of Arroyo Grande. SECTION 12. RESPOND TO CALLS It is hereby made the special duty of the Chief of Police and/or other Peace Officers who may be on duty and available to respond to all fire alarms and assist the Fire Department In the protection of life and property, regul- ,_ing traffic, maintaining order and in enforcing all sections of state and loca I laws applicable. SECTION 13. SEVERABiLITY If any provision of this ordinance be held inval id, its I nva lid i ty sha I 1 not affect other provisions which can be given effect without the inval id pro- visions and to this and the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption and within fifteen (15) days after its final passage it shall be published once, together with the names of the Councilmen voting thereon, in the Herald-Recorder a newspaper published in the City of Arroyo Grande. On motion by Councilman Burt, seconded by Councilman Levine, and on the following roll call vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilwoman Thompson, Councilmen Levine, Schlegel, Burt and Mayor Wood NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted this 12th day of July, 1966. 2 . ~ " __h~~_/ &/~ Mayor ATTEST:c2 4A" ~ /..hA...- CI Clerk I, POLLY S. MILLER, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 218 is a true, full and correct copy of said Ordinance passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande at a regular meeting of said Council on the 12th day of July, 1966. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 13th day of July, 1966. Grande