Show AN ORDINANCE an ordinance amandi amending 11 g and re e exacting enacting an ordinance creating a fire department for bountiful city and defining theau the duties and powers of the officers and Mem ebers of said department passed by the city coun cil and approved by the M mayor of said city november 26 1913 be it ordained by the city council of bountiful city utah section section 1 the fire department of f bountiful city shall consist of the following officers and fire lea inca one chief of department oue one assistant chief of department one captain seven firemen section 2 chief appointment the mayor by and with the advice and consent of the city coun oil il shall appoint on the first monday of february 1918 and biennially thereafter some competent and suitable person to the position of chief of fire department the chief may at any time be removed without cause and nd without charges being prefer red by the mayor with the content consent of the city council section 3 appointment of assistant chief captain and members the chief by and with the a advice adrice drice and consent of the city coun til and approval of the mayor shall hall appoint an assistant chief a captain and seven members and in like manner fill all vacancies in the same the assistant chi chief ef captain and any member pf af the department may at any time binic be remol removed ved without cause ani with out charges harges being preferred by the chief of the department or the mayor with the conten L of the city council section 4 oath of officers and members allf all officers and members of the department before en taxing upon the duties of their respective offices es shall take and mb scribe the constitutional oath of office said oaths of office shall he filed in the office of the city recorder t section 5 qualifications of members every person who shall ide be appointed au an officer of of the fire department must at t the time of his appointment be an a ble able bodied man physically aund sound and of goad health and be tween the ages of f 21 years and 15 35 years and possess such other qualifications as may be required by rules prescribed by the department part ment and approved by the city council 1 section 6 duties of f officers it hall be the duty of the chief of the fire department to take charge and exercise full power ter aver all alf men in the fire department while on duty and to care for and properly control and man age ge all city property connected with said fire department and to seq see that said property shall be kept in repair and ready at all ah wines for immediate use inthe department in the absence of the chief the assistant chief shall his duties and in the tha ab bence of the chief and assistant chief the captain shall the duties of the chief 6 section 7 chief subject to orders of city council the chief of the fire department in all ail matters wherein his duties bare are not prescribed by ordinance shall be under the direction and control of the city council ot 0 bountiful city and shall Drin such other duties as the city council may form time to time require section 8 duties of mem members ers it shall be the duty autv of the members be of the fire department to keep their fires apparatus and implements iu in good order and re paid and ready for service aal drill and on an alarm of fire they are arc hereby required to leave all other business and reto the fire station with all possible spied speed and remove their ap par talus tatus to the place of the fire and operate for foi the ment of said fire ahe directions of the chief of of the fire department P part artmont art ment or in his absence under the direction of his assistant or captain ap section 9 duties at fires it shall be the duty of the chief of the fire department in all cases of fire to take and have control of all fire apparatus and appliances and all members of the fire fir e department and a all 11 other perso iio present at such f fire ire and he is J g here hereby by empowered to seize any apparatus or material lie he may deem necessary for the extinguishment of fires or the protection of property and shall take such measures for the preservation of order at and to tose secure curc the observance of all ordinances and regulations respect iong f fires ires as may inay be necessary after the fire apparatus has beep been with drawn from any fire he shall have charge of the premises and shall cause strict watch to be kept about the same until 4 the fire has been entirely extinguished I 1 section 10 chief to 6 make terly reports it shall be the duty of the chief of the department to 10 report 0 t the ity council quarterly lar terly or 0 relin rebii r ed cd aliz condition of 0 all ure tire apparatus belonging to ta the cit city V and the location ad a d mirml m nilar cr of f fires and the number of cf alaina that have oc occur cured cd the priced preceding in quarter and the cause of f such fires the of the property destroyed thereby and the amount of insurance thereon therein ana aej lie he shall in the month of anuar of each year submit to tho council a brief brid su summary mmary of 0 matters of inte interest iest concerning he department section 11 conduct of officers and members any officer or mem her ber of the department who is addicted to the habitual use of in toxicants toxic ants or who shall ue immoral or profane or hi indecent decent language or who shall be intoxicated in or about the fire station or at a fire shall be suspended or dismissed from the department by the chief or the mayor with the consent of the city council section 12 police powers at fires all officers officer sand and members of the fire department in this city shall at and during all fires have all the powers e men and any person who shall resist any such officer or member in the lawful discharge oi of hi his duties shall he be subject to the same penalty as for resisting police policemen mefi section 13 compensation of officers and members 1 the compensation pensa tion of the chief of the department part ment is hereby fixed fix edat at 50 per annum payable quarterly which shall be in full for all services rendered the city the corn com sensation pensa tion of the assistant chief ahie the captain and for each member is hereby fixed at 30 per annum payable quarterly which shall loe be in fullmor all services rendel rendered ted the city section 14 firemen to have right eight of way every person who I 1 shall hinder delay or interfere with any fireman in the performance of any duty at any fire or while going to the same or who shall fail to give the right of way to such fireman shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine iti in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one hundred days days or by both such line fine and imprisonment section 15 injury to lo apparatus every person why shall wilfully injure or interfere with ft any fire apparatus 0 off give any false alarm of fire oj 0 drive any vehicle over any fire hose nose or fire 0 apparatus belonging t to t bountiful city or park any au automobile mobile or other vehicle in or any ny otherwise obstruct the s space ce for ten feet on either cither side 07 any hydrant or stand pipe if said city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor demeanor his ind and upon convict conviction lon 4 thereof shall be punished by b a fine lit in any sum not exceeding one hund red dollars or by imprisonment 1 not exceeding one hundred days or by both such fine and im ut section 16 drills it shall be the duty of everi every fireman to a attend at least two drills per month of the department and any fireman who shall neglect 0 or fail to attend at least two drills per mouth month shall be subject to such rules and re regulations CM factions fat ions not in con aliet with the ordinances of boun ticul city or law as may be adopted by the fire department section 17 addresses of members and officers to be posted the names and ana places of residence of the officers and members of the department shall be posted up and kept posted up jn in at least three conspicuous places in bountiful city section 18 all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed section 19 this ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval passed by the city council of bountiful city on the day of april A D 1920 and referred N to the mayor for his approval approved by the mayor this day of april 1920 LEO J MUIR mayor J W HILT HILL city Rec recorder the vote on the passage odthe above was as follows councilman graham aye smedley aye smith aye rampton Ra aye String liam aye absent none noes none seal J H HILL city recorder state of utah county of davis bountiful city ss I 1 john W hill recorder of bountiful utah do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full true and correct copy of the ordinance an ordinance amending and re enacting anor an or denance creating A f fire ire department for bountiful city and dri de fining the duties and powers of the officers and members of said department passed by b y the city council and approved by the ma of said city november 36 26 1913 and approved by the mayor of said city and passed by the city council of said bountiful city on the day of april 1920 as appears on file in my of ac fice e in witness whereof I 1 hava hairo hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of said city this day of april 1920 J W HILL city recorder of bountiful city 9 |