HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 742 01/24/1961
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ORDINANCE NO. '7L./V
Al\J ORDINANCE TO L-'\HENTI CHAPTER 7. THE FIRE
DEPARTI'iENT, OF TliE rlUNICIPAl. conE OF hOUNT
PROSPECT OF 1957 AS l'J:;ZNDED
iHIEREAS, the corporate authorities of the Village
of hOU:,(lt Prospect believe it is in the pubJic interest and
'Vrtll promote the public ~lealth, safety and .;eneral welfare
of the residents of the Village of Lount Prospect to amend
Chapter 7. The Fire Department, so as to provide for a full
time fire department as well as for volunteers all in such
numbers as may be from time to time autnorized by the
President and Board of Trustees of the 'Village; and to pro-
vide for the operation of said department,
Nm.;r, THEREFORE, 3E IT ORDAINED BY TI-lE PR!:':SIDENT
M.m BOpJill OF TRUSTEES OF TTZ VU...LP..GE OF 1;,OUIJT PROSPECT, .
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
Section 1: That Chapter 7. The Fire Department,
of the Hunicipal Code of l:ount Prospect of 1957, As A-nended,
be and the same is hereby amended to and shall hereafter
read as follmvs:
HSection 7.101 Establishment. There is herebv
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created a Fire Department \vhicll shall consist of
the Fire Chief and such nlli-nber of other officers and
firemen as may be from time to time authorized by
the President and 30ard of Trustees.
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Section 7.102 Offices Created.
(a) There is hereby created the office of
Fire Chief. The Chief of the Fire Department shall
be appointed by the President and Board of Trustees,
voting jointly, and his tenure in office shall depend
on his good conduct and efficiency. He shall be re-
moved only for just cause by the President and Board
of Trustees.
Section 7.103 Appointments.
(a) Except for the appointment of the Fire
Chief as provided for in Section 7.l02(a), all full
time members of the Fire Department shall be appointed
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by the Board of Fire and Police Con~nissioners of
the Village.
(b) The membersh.ip of the Fire Department
may be supplemented from time to time by lIpaid on
call" firemen, the number, and appointment of
which shall be detenained by the President and
Board of Trustees upon recorrmendation of the Fire
Chief.
Section 7.104 Supervision Over Department
Equi~nent. The Fire Chief shall have control of
the Fire Department, its equipment, apparatus and
facilities subject to the order and direction of
the Village Hanager. ~ihenever any such fire
apparatus needs repairing, said Fire Chief shall
be responsible for and shall cause the same to be
done without delay.
Section 7.105 Cornrrrand at Fires. In case of
a fire, the Fire Chief and his assistants shall
rank in the order then in effect within the De-
partment and the officer of highest rank at the
fire shall take conm1and of the Fire Department
and direct the management thereof for the suppres-
sion of the fire in the best manner possible.
Section 7.106 Duties.
(a) Duties of the Chief. The Chief of the
Fire Department shall be responsible under the
Village Manager for the performance by the Fire
Department of all of its functions. The Chief
shall formulate a set of rules and regulations to
govern the Department. Said rules and regulations
shall be in conformity with the rules and regula-
tions of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners.
The Chipf or an'y.. one dulv authorized bv him is
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hereby empowered to enter any and all buildings and
premises at any reasonable hour for the purpose of
making inspection and to serve written notice upon
the owner or occupant to abate within any specified
time any and all fire hazards that may be found.
The Chief shall see that complete records are kept
on all fires, inspections, apparatus, equipment of
all types and shall report monthly to the Village
Ivianager.
(b) Duties of b:embers Generally. It shall
be the function and duty of the Fire Department
and every member thereof to extinguish fires of
any and all types and to prevent the occurrence or
spread of such fires. l-lhen it may be necessary for
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the protection of other property and to prevent
the spread of the conflagration, the officer in
command is hereby authorized to and may cause
buildings to be removed, torn down or destroyed.
Section 7.107 Membership.
(a) Organization. The Fire Department may
have any organization approved by the President
and Board of Trustees and may hold meetings and
engage in social activities with the approval of
the President and Board of Trustees. The Secretary
of the Fire Department, if any is elected or ap-
pointed, shall keep a record of all meetings and
activities of the Fire Department.
(b) !lPaid on Calla Firemen. The Fire Chief
may appoint such number of "Paid on Calllf firemen
as are authorized by the President and the Board
of Trustees provided that all such persons are
male citizens residing within the Village of Hount
Prospect and shall have been determined by the Fire
Chief, after a medical examination, to be in a physi-
cal condition to carry out the duties described. Any
member who is a I1Paid on Call" fireman may be sus-
pended or discharged at any time from the Department
by the Fire Chief when he deems such action to be in
the best interests of the Fire Department and the
Village of Mount Prospect. Any member of the De-
partment \\7ho is a "Paid on Call n fireman in atten-
dance at a fire and who shall" neglect or refuse to
obey the orders of the officer in cOrnITland at the
fire, shall be subject to the penalties provided for
in this Article.
Section 7.108 Duty of Spectators at Fires.
All spectators at fires shall obey the orders of
any of the members of the Fire Department then on
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Section 7 .109 Police Pm\7er of hembers. All
members of the Fire Department are hereby empowered
to and shall have authority to arrest any person for
any interference with the Fire Department in the
performance of its duties or for the violation of any
provisions of this Code or State law in connection
with the fire.
Section 7.110 Entering Fire House. It shall
be and is hereby dec lared unlawful for any person
or persons to enter the Fire Department house or
any place where the equipment and apparatus of the
Fire Department is stored, at any time except on
business pertaining to the Fire Department or except
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with authorization from the Fire Chief or officer
in charge.
Section 7.111 Use of Apparatus. ~11y persons
authorized by the Fire Chief or officer in charge
can use any fire engine, hose or any other apparatus
belonging to the Village for any private purpose
other than the extinguishment of fires. TtJ'l'lOever
shall remove the same or any part thereof from its
place of deposit or having control thereof, or shall
perrrlit such engine, hose or other apparatus to be
used for a private purpose as aforesaid, shall, upon
conviction, be subject to the penalties provided in
this P...rticle.
Section 7.112 Compensation. All members of the
Fire Department shall receive such compensation as
from time to time is established by resolution of
the President and Board of Trustees.
Section 7.113 Penalty. Any person, firm or
corporation violating any of the provisions of this
Article shall be fined no less than Five ($5.00)
Dollars nor more than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars
for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each and every day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues."
Section 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication according to law.
Section 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, reserving however, to the Village of Mount Prospect
any rights which have accrued to it against any person, firm
or corporation under any ordinances or sections of ordinances
which may be and are hereby repealed.
PASSED this~Y~day
APPROVED this~day
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Villag lerk
of ~ ' 1961.
o~ ' 1961.
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Village Pres den .
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