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Ordinance 012T^ U3 A. U. of WI L 7 A G E OF C HAN HASSE CARVER COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. M AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. UM VTI,LAGE COUNCIL OF CHAMIASSEN ORDAINS: SECTION I Article The 1. ThFire Department shall consist of a Chiefs and one ASears (21) Y tant and as many firemen of the age of twenty-one ( ) old, ( other than and not more than t6ir'ty-five 35 years Members) at the time of their election to membership, Charter an- and who are citizens and residents of the Village be app o byfthe hassen, as are or may be elected and Council of the Village of Chanhassen. to membership in the several Article 2. The names of all persons elected and proposed as members of the Department shallbe companies presented, through a Board of Fire Officers, in writing, s to be approved by the said Board of Fire officers appovedsha2lvbeupresen- being presented, and na game not so and tho Council of the Village o£ Chan- ted to the membership hassen, for confirmation. All resignations from Department to shall take the same course as elections and propositions membership as above provided for. Assistant Chief shall constitute a Board of Article 3. The Chief and shall moat monthly or more Fire officers, who which the transaction.of all business of the Dep manage- • Board shall have entire and absolute control over and its government, when such Depart went of the Department and duty' subject to the approval of the went is not upon active membership and the Council of the Village of Chanhassen, to which approval the acts of said Board of Fire Officers shall and specifically proms only be subject as heroin particularly Article vided. ago f 4. Any member of the Department who has arrived at the by Board of fifty (50) years A'IA.Y BE retired from service the consent of the Council of the Fire Officers, by and with and n like manner any g ., member who Village of Chanhasson I shall become I'I�YS CALLV unfit for activo service. is hereby authQ:-ized, empowered Article S. The Board of Fire Officers to time to adopt a code of by - and required from time for the control, managomont and government of the and rules Depwrtrnant and for the regulating of the pracee`._ngs and of by-1aWs ' business of the said Board, which code or codes Boa.rrl shall not become ef- and rules after adoption by such operative until presetiwed to and approved by fective and membership of the Department and the Council of the Village. I of Chanhassen. is { Article 6. The Board of hortimol'eby bhorPiteleast tv icedan- inspect ficertime required t p where rdocumulations of cQm- nually all buildings and premises buDtible materials or other tiaza.rdous canditior;3 are laa�o tc their opin-, exist, and. to order s+ach changes or removals as in fire. For purposes of in- to Safety from hereby er,,powered to enter any ar;d al! spsction, thoy are buildings and prewlises at any ronoonable hour. . t •,u,Otl71(,-.:.:.�_,...r...�.�.:...:�W.,.._.:.d.w�.�,a.,....���Ot11%L�:•...:'_..'....._�...._..:......,.._,.....r�...�._�_._.__...._.�..3%�.. _.-_�,_,�,:..4.._�......,.,.,..,..W.»..r.w..,....._.�:�.. A�I()J� Article 7. l PAGE 2 The Board of Officers is required to devise forms or mmthvds of keeping records and shall see that records are kept of all a- larms of firer fire losses, methods of extinguishment, drills, hose, apparatus, minor equipment and condition of hydrants. SECTION 11 Article I. The Chief and Assistant Chief shall be -elected by the member-. ship of the Department for a one year term. They shall be re-, movable only for cause aftor hearing before the membership -and the Village Council. Chief officers shall be elected from the membership of the Departmentv no two being members of the same compaany, nor may they retain membership in any oomparry during their term of office. Article a. No member of the Department shall be eligible for the appoint- ment of Chief or Assistant Chief whose entire time, both day. and night, is not spent within the Village limits and, except for the initial appointments, has not been a member of the Department for at least two years. SECTION III Article I. The fire Force shall be divided into Companies* each to con- sist of not more than twenty (20) members, of which not lass than ten (10) must be employed in town. Article 2. Any member desiring to transfer his membership from one Com-• pany to another shall present to the Hoard of Fire Officers • a certificate in writing, signed by the Foreman or Capta-in of both Companies, shoring the consent of each Company to the transfer. Upon receipt of such certificate the Hoard of Fire Officers shall permit or deny such transfer, their decision Article 3. being final and conclusive. Each of the Companies of the Deportment shall and may choose from their own number a Foreman or Captain in such manner and at such time or times as the Hoard of Fire Officers may in its rules and by-laws for the government of the Department provide and.prescribe. It shall be the duty of said Companies so often as any fire shall break out to report immediately upon the a- larm thereof to their respective fire houses and to convey their apparatus to the place where the fire shall haappon' un-• less otherwise directed.by the Chief or other officer who may be in charge, and upon such direction they shall return their apparatus, well washed and cleaa.ned$ to their several places of deposit. ` SECTION IV Article 1. The Chief shall have the general supervision of the Department which supervision shall be subject to and not conflict with se rules and bye-laws for the government and management ofthe Do-, partmentas may from time to time be adopted by . • Article 2. Fire Officers as herein provided, In all cases of fire the Chief or, in his absence, an Assist- ant, shall have full power and absolute control and command, r. and cause the several pieces of apparatus to be worked in the -- most advantageous manner. Article 3. Should the Chief and the Assistant Chief be absent from afire.. the.person having charge of the apparatus first arriving at the_ fire shall assume the duties of the Chief until the arriv- al of his superior.officer. AL %.A FYI U3X O� AItIJ p� � U3X OU.iX U3X PAGE Q PAGE 3 Article 4* It shall be the duty of the Chief to report quarterly to the Council of the Village of Chanhassen, the condition of the various pieces of apparatus and appurtancess the number of hydrants and the condition of sames the number of fires dur- Ing the months their location and causes and date of same and loss occasioned thereby' the number of members in each CamVnLn7 and the total number of active members in the Departments and resignations and expulsions passed upon by the Board of Fire Officers. Article 5. The Chief and his assistant or officers in command at any fire are hereby vested with full and complete police authoritys and are hereby authorized and directed to require and secure the removal of any and all obstructions from in front of and a— round fire hydrants' and for the purpose are hereby authorized to call upon the head of any of the municipal departments for aid and assistance in securing such removal of obstructions. Article 6. It shall be the duty of the Chief to see that Company officers have all hose thoroughly washed and dried after use at fires and drills and that no wet or dirty hose is placed on the ap- paratus. j Article 7. It shall be the duty of the Chief to see that Company officers have all hose on apparatus changed every thirty days if not otherwi4o used and have water run through it every sixty days. Article 8. It shall be the duty of the Chief to see that the Company of Dicers have the fire houses heated during the winter season. I Article 9. It shall be the duty of the Chief to see that all hose is tostedannually at a hydrostatic pressure of 250 pounds. Article 10 It shall be the duty of the Company officer in charge of his Company at a fire or drill to report to the Chief all fire hy- drants that are found frozens put of orders leaky or that are set in such a manner as to make it difficult to connect theret+ IArticle 11 It shall be the duty of the Chief to make a permanent record i of all reports of defectives inoperative or improperly set fire hydrants, and he shall submit a report to the Mayor and Common Council giving the location of the hydrants name of the maker, with a specification of the troubles. Article 12 It shall be the duty of the Foreman or Captain of each Company to keep a permanent record of the fire and drill service of each member of his company. A copy of this record shall be Sub- mitted to the Board of Officers at the close of each year. Article 19 It shall be the duty of the Board of Officers to appoint five or more drivers for the apparatus= who shall be thoroughly in- structed in the operation of the apparatus to which they are assigned. Article 14 It shall be the duty of the Board of Officers to appoint two mechanics to each Companys who shall be charged with the duty of maintaining all the apparatus of the Company in good con- dition and ready for immediate service. Article ly No member of any company shall be permitted to tamper with, or fix, or repair any of the apparatus unless so directed by the I Chief ors in his absences the Assistant Chief. • Article 16 Yo. member of any Company shall drive the apparatus except the regularly appointed drivers unless directed to do so by the Company Officer or one of the Chiefs. • SECTION V Article 1. It'shall be the duty of the Foreman or Captain of each Company in the Department to make a report once each month to the Bcarc 1J ✓ • J J _ L_ :awm.. ,,,,a:,,,,.,v.,,, .,.,,.....,„,..,.,W.,.e..,.,.: .,,..,..,.,.:.,W,.,...::v...._,_........,.—�...,.�,.d.�a:e.............d......._._.....W,,..,..W......., a�....w— .....,............,,... ___ A X111.1 jI OL3% ON_1% `t 3 i O!1JX , i PAGE $ • of Fire Officers in accordance with such rules -and- ­regulatiOws.as• may be established by said Board. article 2. If the Foreman or Captain of any Company negleots or refuses to make such report the Board of Fire Officers shall immediately pre- 4 for charges against such delinquent officers in accordance with the rules and rogulations of said Board of Fire Officers. ticle 3. All requests for repairs or supplies for the various Companies of the Department shall be presented to the Board of Fire Officers fo 4 the approval or recommendation of said Board by the Foreman or Cap tain of such Companies at the time the monthly report mentioned in C Article (1) of this Section is prosented but in case any rapparatu: shall become so disabled that immediate.ropairs are necessary$ the Foreman or Captain of the Company operating such apparatus shall immediately report the condition of same to the Chiefs who is here- f by empowered to have the same repaired at once. i SECTION VI 4.rticlo 1. Any Foreman or Captain„ or the member having charge of any fire ' company$ while on fire duty, who shall refuse or voluntarily ne- glect to obey or execute any orders from the officer in charge of any fires shall$ for such offenses be subject to suspension or ex- pulsion from the department by the Board of Fire Officers in such manner and upon such hearing the trial as may be prescribed or pro- vided by the by-laws and rules of the Board of Fire Officers. rticle 2. Any officer or member of the Department or any Company or Companie: I` of the -Department who shall refuse or voluntarily neglect to obey or execute any orders from the officer in charge of any fires or who shall violate or willfully neglect or refuse to be controlled$ Governed or managed by any of the rules and by-laws of the Board +1f Fire Officers$ that may be adopted from time to time as herein provided$ shall be subject to suspension or expulsion from the Dom partment by the Board of Fire Officers in such manner and upon sue hearing or trial as may be preseribed or provided by the bylaws and rules of the Board of Fire Officers; the suspension or expel-, sion of any Company being subject to the approval of the membershiv of the Department and the Council of the Village of Chanhassen. SECTION VII I rticle 1. No person shall be allowed to enter any fire house or handle any apparatus or implements belonging to the Department unless accom- panied by an active member of the Department. Irtiele 2. No fire apparatus during any fire or the report of any fire shall be taken or moved out of its house unless the Foreman or Captain or at least one member of the Company to which the same shall be- long shall be preso6t and assent thereto. :article 3• No apparatus shall be let out for hire$ or let in any cases except upon consent of the Village Council and of the Chief. SECTION VIII ticle 1. If any.Companies shall vote for expulsion or suspension of any of its memberst the result of such vote shall be reported to the Board of Fire Officers at their next meeting. ' ht to appear be. kr�iclo 2. The expelled or suspended member shall have the rid; p� i for the said Board of Fire Officers andMembership and state caul (if aqy) why such penalty should not be confirmed$ and in case of the non -appearances or in case. his appeal is not sustained$ the Chief shall report his -name to the Council of the Village of Cban hassen as expelled or suspended, as the case may be. 021'JXOf1.iX Article 2. E i Article i i � '1.rticle 1. 2. PAGE 5, SECTION IX It shall be the duty of the Chief to call out for practice dr3.11,; one or more Companies of the Department, and tbe.said Chief may, whenever he deems noaessary, call out any or all such Company or Companies for such drills'whon and where he may think advis- able$ but each Company shall be drilled and trained not lass tbae once each month, except during the winter season. Any Compa"Y officer or member boing reported to the B.oard of Fire Officers for refusal or failure to respond to any such order' such COm- pany, officer or member shall be liable to suspension or expul- sion as provided for by the rules and regulations of the Board of Fire Officers. It shall be the duty of the Chief to arrange the drills and training so that they will include the proper and efficient use of all appliances and apparatus, the quick handlings laying and raising of hose, handling of stroams' use of shut-off nozzles, forcible entry tools' salvage work, ladder work# life saving and modern methods of extinguishment. SECTION X All charges for offenses or negloct of duty or insubordination while on duty at a fire that may be preferred against any Coco-- pa.ny, officer or member of the Department shall be tried and de- termined by the Board of Fire Officers, subject, however,.to an appeal from such decision to the Council of the Village:af.Cban- hasseny who shall either confirm the action of the Board of Of- ficers or refor the same back to them for retrial. In the event of a retrial being ordered by the Council, -the de- cision arrived at by the Board of Fire Officers at suchretrial shall be final, conclusive and not subject to appeal. E SECTION XI Article 1. No person shall drive any vehicle over a fire hose except upon then only with specific orders from the Chief of Departmonts and Article due caution. 2. All personal cars of fire department members when responding to a fire alarm shall be operated with complete regard for safety and in full compliance with local and state traffic regulations. Article 3- No person shall park any vehicle of any description or place any to material or obstruction within twenty feet of the entrance any fire hydrant or fire f Ciro station= or within fifteen foot of any hundred feet of a firs cistern, nor park any vehicle within three F Article %. No person shall maliciously sound a false fire alarm. with, trail or foll Article S. No unauthorized person shall ride upon, race 600 feet, any apparatus belonging to the fire depart - p ow within meat when actively responding to a fire alarm. hereb Article $. All regularly appointed members of the Fire Department are of enw given the necessary special police powers for the purpose forcing the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION XII •t3c1e 1. It is hereby made the special duty of the Chief of Police, Policc the time' tl.: mens and such other peace officers as are on duty at assist the fire department in the respond to all fire alarms and protection of life and property of the citizens, and property of A, 100 jf 0"_I % Q� odix Page 6 the fire departments and in controlling and.rogulating traffic and maintaining order. j SECTION XIII •tj.cJ6 1..The department, if it ss d®sires' may elect a President%VO�'fiasrs ice President; Secretary and Treasurer, to be known as SocialSuch officers may be elected in any manner and for any term the membership may decide upon, and their duties soasoed by thoange De• for and manage any or all social functionss sp r 'partmenti However, the functions and duties of said Social Of— ficers shall in nowise overlap or interfere with those of the Operation Officors, who are charged with responsibility for all- fire llfire service activities of the department. j SECTION XIV article 1. A11 ordinances and sections of ordinances in conflict with the foregoing are hereby repealed. - SECTION XV i Article 1. `this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval as required by law. ADOPTED by the Council this day of C�_ , 1967. MAYOR AZEST: erk Published in ^,��?' ?�� �� on the day of 1967