HomeMy WebLinkAbout1009ORDINANCE NO.
An Ordinance of the City of Kent providing
for the per1� etuation government and main-
tenance of the Kent Fire Department as
heretofore created and established by the
City Council, and repealing Ordinance No. `(33•
)VII 1 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
2 Section 1. That the Kent Fire Department be and it is hereby
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recognized as heretofore created and established and the same
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4 shall be maintained in perpetuity as a department of the city
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5 government of the City of Kent.
/ Section 2. Any citizen of the City of Kent over the age of
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��J 7 21 years, of good moral character and possessing the physical
and mental qualifications necessary to psrform the duties of a
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9 fireman, may, subject to the requirements herein set forth, upon
10 filing application therefor, accompanied by the approval of the
11 Police and Fire Committee of the City Council, become a member
12 of the City Fire Department by appointment thereto by the Fire
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14 The first six months of membership shall be probationary only,
lb and such member shall serve without pay, but with relief compensation,
18 pension and retirement benefits as may be provided for by the
17 Department and by the ordinances of the City and the laws of the
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19 The next eighteen months of membership shall be honorary, and
20 such member shall receive such pay and such relief compensation,
21 pension and retirement benefits as may be provided fo.,,by the
Department and by the ordinances of the City and the laws of the
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State of Washington.
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24 Upon completion of the probationary and honorary periods of
membership, such member shall become a regular member of the
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28 Department, with such pay and such relief compensation, pension and
retirement benefits as may be provided for by the Department and
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by the ordinances of the City and the laws of the State of Wash -
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ington.
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Ni person can advance from probationary to honorary membership,
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nor from honorary membership to regular membership, nor can any
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member remain a member of the Department unless he attends at least
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sixty (6 0) per cent of the alarms sounded in each quarter of such
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membership. Attendance at
probationary, honorary or re
such alarms shall be determined by the records of the secretary
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of the Department.
Stations 1. and 2. shall be limited to twenty-four (24) members,
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whether probationary, honorary or regular, or a combination
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thereof.
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Section 3. The officers of the Fire Department shall cottsis
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of a chief, a first assistant chief, a second assistant chief,
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two captains, one lieutenant, a secretary and a treasurer. The
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offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person.
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Section 4. The Chief of the Fire Department, spall be app
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by the Mayor and may be removed by that officer at his discretion.
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The first assistant chief shall be appointed by the Fire Chief
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and may be removed by the Fire Chief at his discretion. All other
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officers of the Department shall be elected from its membership
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by a majority vote of the members at the first meeting thereof
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in the month of January of each year.
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Section j. All funds of the Fire Department received from
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the City shall be held by the treasurer of the Department and
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paid out on the order of its Chief aril Secretary, upon the
19 approval cf the City Council. All othtr funds held by the
20 'treasurer of the Department shall be subject to the Department's
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22 Section b. Vacancies in any office of the Fire Department,
23 whether caused by death, inccA;�pacity, resignation or removal from
24 the City, or removal of the officer for cause by the proper
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27 Section '(. Any and all property and equipment of the Fire
28 ! Department and all money in the treasury thereof received from
29 the City shall be the property of the City of Kcnt, subject; to
30 disposition as provided in Section �) of this Urdinance.
31 Section 8. The Fire Department :,hail make such rules and
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acquiring equipment or apparatus, or means of raising funds,
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for the payment of salaries, aril the encouragement of social
or educational activities, as the department may desire, subject
always to the approval of the City Council as,to the purchase
of equipment or apparatus and the expenditure of funds supplied
by the City.
Section y. Wheiiever any fire alarm shall be sounded it
shall be the duty of the police officer on duty at the time,
if not otherwise engaged, to attend at the location of the fire
and keep order and see that the regulations and orders of the
Fire Chief in charge are obeyed.
Section 10. That Ordinance No. '(33, passed on the (th day
of May, 1y43, and approved by the Mayor on the (th day of
May, 1y43, be and i.t is hereby repealed.
Section il. `tiis ordinance shall be in full force and effect
five (5) days after its passage, approval and publication, as
;by law provided.
Attest
Appro)
Passed the jth day of January,
Approved the jth day of January,
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Published the `(th day of January, yy�.