Ordinance 012aRevised 12-27-82
3-10-83
7-27-83
8-16-83
9-13-83
9-27-83
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 12-A
.� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 12 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 16, 1967
ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION OF
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Ordinance No. 12, adopted on October 16, 1967, entitled "An
Ordinance for the Organization and Regulation of Volunteer Fire
Department" is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the Fire Department. The
Chanhassen Volunteer Fire Department, an unincorporated associ-
ation existing since May 9, 1966 is hereby established and con-
firmed as the Chanhassen Fire Department.
Section 2. Purpose. It will be the Fire Department'
responsibility under this ordinance to provide for:
a. Fire fighting;
b. Protection of life and property;
C. Fire prevention and education;
• d. Fire Department Rescue Squad operation.
Section 3. Membership.
3.01. Com osition. The Fire Department shall consist
of such number of of icers and members as deemed necessary for
efficient operation, with that number to be established with the
approval of the City Council, the number of members to be
reviewed and changed from time to time. The Fire Department
shall promptly notify the City Manager of the Fire Department's
election of officer results and of any subsequent changes in
those positions.
3.02. All new Fire Department applicants shall be least
18 years otage and not exceed age 40. Such applicant must pass
a physical examination prior to approval of their application for
membership. The physical examination must be accomplished by the
City of Chanhassen's Health Officer or the Chanhassen Fire
Department Medical Director. Said doctor shall forward a satis-
factory written report of the applicant's physical condition to
be placed on record with the Fire Department. The Fire
Department shall establish within its operational procedures Physical
Standards for its members and a physical examination schedule as
established by the Fire Department Board of Fire Officers. The Fire
Department Board of Fire Officers may retire from the Fire Department
any member that should be judged unfit and unable to perform the duties
as a firefighter.
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Section 4. Establishment of Board of Fire Officers. A Board
of Fir Officers shall be established to help the Chief carry out
the department's mission and at the request of the Chief, assist
• the Chief of the Department in the formulation of selected policy
matters and shall act as final Board of Review for selected
issues relating to the Chanhassen Fire Department.
Section 5. Chief:
5.01: General. The Chief of the Chanhassen Fire Department
• shall have supervision of the Fire Department and Rescue Squad.
At the time a request is placed for assistance from the
Chanhassen Fire Department, the Chief shall assume command. The Chief
shall be responsible for the preservation of life and property.
The Fire Chief's incident command authority shall be absolute.
In the absence of the Chief officer, the existing chain of com-
mand shall apply, i.e. 1st Assistant Chief, 2nd Assistant Chief,
the first Captain on scene, the first Lieutenant on scene.
5.02. Election of Chief. The Chief shall be elected
through secret ballot by the members of the Chanhassen Fire
Department. This elected member shall be considered the Fire
Department's recommendation for the position of Chief and shall be
submitted to the City Manager as the Fire Department's recom-
mended candidate for the position of Chief. It shall be the City
Manager's duty, responsibility, and authority to interview said
candidate and determine the candidate's ability to exercise the
duties of Chief and serve such position effectively. Upon such
• determination, the City Manager shall forward the Fire
Department's recommendation to the City Council for review and
final appointment as Chief. The Fire Department's election of
• Chief is understood not to be effective until such time as City
Council resolution approves said election.
5.03. Term of Office. The election of Chief shall be
for a period of two (72T years.
5.04. The Chief shall serve as the head of the Chanhassen
Fire Department Board of Fire Officers.
5.05. The Chief shall make and file such reports as may be
required by the City Manager.
5.06. It shall be the duty and responsibility of
the Chief to report personally, on a quarterly basis, to the City
Manager. Such meetings shall include, but are not limited to:
a. Fire Department status;
b. Budget review;
c. Current membership levels, needs, problems;
d. Past quarter activity review.
• 5.07. Removal of Chief. The Chief may be removed by the
City Manager for good and sufficient cause. Such dismissal by
• Manager must be submitted to the City Council for review and
final decision.
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5.08. The Chief, as established in City Ordinance No. 70,
shall be required to serve as a member of the City's Public
• Safety Commission, attending monthly meetings of that Commission.
In the event of his inability to attend said stated meetings, he
can appoint his First Assistant Chief to represent him and the
department.
Section 6. Compensation. Compensation of the officers and
members—the Fire Department shall be such amounts as are from
• time to time established by resolution of the City Council.
Section 7. Fire Department By -Laws. The Fire Department
shalT—have the power to adopt, alter and repeal its Constitution
and By -Laws and from time to time revise same. Before such
Constitution, By-laws or amendments shall be of any force or
effect, they shall be submitted to and approved by the Chanhassen
City Council. Any provision of the Fire Department By-laws or
any rule of the Fire Department inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance or with any provision of State law is hereby
declared null and void.
Section 8. Calls Outside City. The members of the
Chanhassen Fire Department upon order of the Chief or his
Assistants are hereby authorized to answer calls outside of the
City limits. When so doing, whether by mutual aid request or
other cause, members shall be deemed to be serving as firefighters
of the City of Chanhassen. At no time however, shall the Fire
Chief dispatch such equipment and personnel that he cannot afford
• adequate protection for this City.
• Section 9. Firemen's Relief Association. The members of the
Chanhassen Fire Department shall organize and incorporate a
Firemen's Relief Association in accordance with the laws of the
State of Minnesota. It shall be known as the Chanhassen Firemen's
Relief Association.
Section 10. Chanhassen Fire Department Rescue Squad. The
City—off ChanFassen by this section, does ac now edge the need
and desire to establish and maintain the Chanhassen Fire
Department Rescue Squad to be used to supplement, aid, and assist
the city's police and ambulance agencies in medical and rescue
related emergencies. Said Rescue Squad shall be under the direct
supervision of the Captain of the Rescue Squad.
Section 11. Fire Department Medical Director. The
Chanhassen Fire Department shall establish and maintain a medical
doctor qualified in emergency medicine to serve as the Fire
Department's Medical Director.
Section 12. Buildings and Equipment. It shall be the
responsibility of the City to provideadequatebuildings, equip-
ment, and supplies for the Fire Department to efficiently and
effectively carry out its responsibilities in providing fire pro-
tection services to the City and its citizens. The Fire
Department shall maintain custody of said buildings, equipment
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and supplies. The Board of Fire Officers shall be responsible to
maintain inventory lists of buildings/equipment for which they
have custody, such list reflecting the description, value, con-
dition, and other information deemed necessary. The department
shall notify the city of equipment needs and changes in
state/federal laws making equipment obsolete or requiring
upgrading. As all buildings/equipment, not specifically iden-
tified as being under the ownership of the department are owned
by the city; the department shall establish reasonable policy
statements, approved by the city, guiding the usage of such
• buildings/equipment by the city or its residents, when such usage
does not interfere with operating the fire department or produce
an unreasonable risk for damage of such.
Section 13. Adoption of Codes. This ordinance, by this sec-
tion, shallni corporate all laws, rules, and regulations per-
taining to the Chanhassen Fire Department and Rescue Squad as
contained in the following documents:
a. The Minnesota Highway Traffic Regulation Act,
Chapter 169;
b. The Minnesota State Uniform Fire Codes.
c. The National Life Safety 101.
d. The National Fire Codes.
Copies of these documents have been filed in the Office of
• the City of Chanhassen and the same are hereby adopted and incor-
porated as fully, as if set out at length, herein and from the
date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions
thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the City of
Chanhassen.
Section 14. Repeal. Village Ordinance No. 12 adopted on
October 16, 967 is Fereby repealed.
Section 15. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and publication
according to law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Chanhassen this 7th day of November 1983.
ATTEST:
City Clerk/Manager v Mayor
. Published in the Carver County Herald on November 16 1983.
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5.08.. The Chief, as established in City Ordinance No. 70,
shall be required to serve as a member of the City's Public
Safety Commission, attending monthly meetings of that Commission.
In the event of his inability to attend said stated meetings, he
can appoint his First Assistant Chief to represent him and the
department.
Section 6. Compensation. Compensation of the officers and
members of the Fire Department shall be such amounts as are from
time to time established by resolution of the City Council.
Section 7. Fire Department By -Laws. The Fire Department
shall have—the power to a opt, alter and repeal its Constitution
and By -Laws and from time to time revise same. Before such
Constitution, By-laws or amendments shall be of any force or
effect, they shall be submitted to and approved by the Chanhassen
City Council. Any provision of the Fire Department By-laws or
any rule of the Fire Department inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance or with any provision of State law is hereby
declared null and void.
Section 8. Calls Outside City. The members of the
Chanhassen Fire Department upon order of the Chief or hits
Assistants are hereby authorized to answer calls outside of the
City limits. When so doing, whether by mutual aid request or
other cause, members shall be deemed to be serving as firefighters
of the City of Chanhassen. At no time however, shall the Fire
Chief dispatch such equipment and personnel that he cannot afford
• adequate protection for this City.
Section 9. Firemen's Relief Association. The members of the
Chanhassen Fire Department shall organize and incorporate a
Firemen's Relief Association in accordance with the laws of the
State of Minnesota. It shall be known as the Chanhassen Firemen's
Relief Association.
Section 10. Chanhassen Fire Department,Rescue Squad. The
City—off Chanhassen, by th s section, does ac now edge the need
and desire to establish and maintain the Chanhassen Fire
Department Rescue Squad to be used to supplement, aid, and assist
the city's police and ambulance agencies in medical and rescue
related emergencies. Said Rescue Squad shall be under the direct
supervision of the Captain of the Rescue Squad.
Section 11. Fire Department Medical Director. The
Chanhassen Fire Department shall establish and maintain a medical
doctor qualified in emergency medicine to serve as the Fire
Department's Medical Director.
Section 12. Buildings and Equipment. It shall be the
respons b lity of the City to provide adequate buildings, equip-
ment, and supplies for the Fire Department to efficiently and
effectively carry out its responsibilities in providing fire pro-
tection services to the City and its citizens. The Fire
• Department shall maintain custody of said buildings, equipment
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(263 Official Publication)
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES,
MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 12
ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 16, 1967 ENTITLED "AN
ORDINANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND
REGULATION OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART-
MENT"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Ordinance No. 12 adopted on October 16, 1967, en-
titled "An Ordinance for the Organization and
Regulation of Volunteer Fire Department" is hereby
amended and restated to read as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the Fire Department.
The Chanhassen Volunteer Fire Department, an
unincorporated association existing since May 9,
1966 is hereby established and confirmed as the
Chanhassen Fire Department.
Section 2. Purpose. It will be the Fire
Department's responsibility under this ordinance to
provide for:
a. Fire fighting;
b. Protection of life and property;
c. Fire prevention and education;
d. Fire Department Rescue Squad operation.
Section 3. Membership.
3.01, Composition. The Fire Department shall con-
sist of such number of officers and members as
deemed necessary for efficient operation, with that
number to be established with the approval of the Ci-
ty Council, the number of members to be reviewed
and changed from time to time. The Fire Depart-
ment shall promptly notify the City Manager of the
Fire Department's election of officer results and of
any subsequent changes in those positions.
3.02. All new Fire Department applicants shall be
at least 18 years of age and not exceed age 40. Such
applicant must pass a physical examination prior to
approval of their application for membership. The
physical examination must be accomplished by the
City of Chanhassen's Health Officer or the
Chanhassen Fire Department Medical Director. Said
doctor shall forward a satisfactory written report of
the applicant's physical condition to be placed on
record with the Fire Department. The Fire Depart-
ment shall establish within its operational pro-
cedures Physical Standards for its members and a
physical examination schedule as established by the
Fire Department Board of Fire Officers. The Fire
Department Board of Fire Officers may retire from
the Fire Department any member that should be
judged unfit and unable to perform the duties as a
firefighter.
Section 4. Establishment of Board of Fire Officers.
A Board of Fire Officers shall be established to help
the Chief carry out the department's mission and at
the request of the Chief, assist the Chief of the
Department in the formulation of selected policy
matters and shall act as final Board of Review for
selected issues relating to the Chanhassen Fire
Department.
Section 5. Chief:
5.01: General. The Chief of the Chanhassen Fire
Department shall have supervision of the Fire
Department and Rescue Squad. At the time a request
is placed for assistance from the Chanhassen Fire
Department, the Chief shall assume command. The
Chief shall be responsible for the preservation of life
and property. The Fire Chief's incident command
authority shall be absolute. In the absence of the
Chief officer, the existing chain of command shall
apply, i.e. 1st Assistant Chief, 2nd Assistant Chief,
the first Captain on scene, the first Lieutenant on
scene.
5.02. Election of Chief. The Chief shall be elected
through secret ballot by the members of the
Chanhassen Fire Department. This elected member
shall be considered the Fire Department's recom-
mendation for the position of Chief and shall be sub-
mitted to the City Manager as the Fire Department's
recommended candidate for the position of Chief. It
shall be the City Manager's duty, responsibility, and
authority to interview said candidate and determine
the candidate's ability to exercise the duties of Chief
and serve such position effectively. Upon such deter-
mination, the City Manager shall forward the Fire
Department's recommendation to the City Council
for review and final appointment as Chief. The Fire
Department's election of Chief is understood not be
be effective until such time as City Council resolution
approves said election.
5.03. Term of Office. The election of Chief shall be
for a period of two (2) years.
5.04. The Chief shall serve as the head of the
Chanhassen Fire Department Board of Fire Officers.
5.05. The Chief shall make and file such reports as
may be required by the City Manager.
5.06. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the
Chief to report personally, on a quarterly basis, to
the City Manager. Such meeting shall include, but
are not limited to:
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a. Fire Department status;
b. Budget review;
c. Current membership levels, needs, problems;
d. Past quarter activity review.
5.07. Removal of Chief. The Chief may be removed
by the City Manager for good and sufficient cause.
Such dismissal by Manager must be submitted to the
City Council for review and final decision.
5.08. The Chief, as established in City Ordinance
No. 70, shall be required to serve as a member of the
City's Public Safety Commission, attending monthly
meetings of that Commission. In the event of his in-
ability to attend said stated meetings, he can appoint
his First Assistant Chief to represent him and the
department.
Section 6. Compensation. Compensation of the of-
ficers and members of the Fire Department shall be
such amounts as are from time to time established
by resolution of the City Council.
Section 7. Fire Department By -Laws. The Fire
Department shall have the power to adopt, alter and
repeal its Constitution and By -Laws and from time to
time revise same. Before such Constitution, By -Laws
or amendments shall be of any force or effect, they
shall be submitted to and approved by the
Chanhassen City Council. Any provision of the Fire
Department By-laws or any rule of the Fire Depart-
ment inconsistent with the provisions of this or-
dinance or with any provision of State law is hereby
declared null and void.
Section 8. Calls Outside City. The members of the
Chanhassen Fire Department upon order of the Chief
or his Assistants are hereby authorized to answer
calls outside of the City limits. When so doing,
whether by mutual aid request or other cause,
members shall be deemed to be serving as
firefighters of the City of Chanhassen. At no time
however, shall the Fire Chief dispatch such equip-
ment and personnel that he cannot afford adequate
protection for this City.
Section 9. Firemen's Relief Association. The
members of the Chanhassen Fire Department shall
organize and incorporate a Firemen's Relief
Association in accordance with the laws of the State
of Minnesota. It shall be known as the Chanhassen
Firemen's Relief Association.
Section 10. Chanhassen Fire Department Rescue
Squad. The City of Chanhassen, by this section, does
acknowledge the need and desire to establish and
maintain the Chanhassen Fire Department Rescue
Squad to be used to supplement, aid, and assist the
city's police and ambulance agencies in medical and
rescue related emergencies. Said Rescue Squad
shall be under the direct supervision of the Captain of
the Rescue Squad.
Section 11. Fire Department Medical Director. The
Chanhassen Fire Department shall establish and
maintain a medical doctor qualified in emergency
medicine to serve as the Fire Department's Medical
Director.
Section 12. Buildings and Equipment. It shall be
the responsibility of the City to provide adequate
buildings, equipment, and supplies for the Fire
Department to efficiently and effectively carry out
its responsibilities in providing fire protection ser-
vices to the City and its citizens. The Fire Depart-
ment shall maintain custody of said buildings, equip-
ment and supplies. The Board of Fire Officers shall
be responsible to maintain inventory lists of
buildings/equipment for which they have custody,
such list reflecting the description, value, condition,
and other information deemed necessary. The
department shall notiF•• the enj UL equipment needs
and charm-. ,, ..,aLe/fedPrn1 laws making equipment
obsuiete or requiring upgrading. As all build-
ings/equipment, not specifically identified as being
under the ownership of the department are owned by
the City; the department shall establish reasonable
policy statements, approved by the city, guiding the
usage of such buildings/equipment by the city or its
residents, when such usage does not interfere with
operating the fire deparetment or produce an
unreasonable risk for damage of such.
Section 13. Adoption of Codes. This ordinance, by
this section, shall incorporate all laws, rules and
regulations pertaining to the Chanhassen Fire
Department and Rescue Squad as contained in the
following documents:
a. The Minnesota Highway Traffic Regulation Act,
Chapter 169;
b. The Minnesota State Uniform Fire Codes.
c. The National Life Safety 101.
d. The National Fire Codes.
Copies of these documents have been filed in the
Office of the City of Chanhassen and the same are
hereby adopted and incorporated as fully, as if set
out at length, herein and from the date on which this
ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof
shall be controlling within the limits of the City of
Chanhassen.
Section 14. Repeal. Village Ordinance No. 12
adopted on October 16, 1967 is hereby repealed.
Section 15. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication according to law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Chanhassen this 7th day of November, 1983.
ATTEST:
Don Ashworth Thomas L. Hamilton
City Clerk/Manager Mayor
(Pub. Carver County Herald November 16, 1983)
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