1961-018ORDINANCE NO. 0--61-18
AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ESTABLISHING
A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE VILLAGE
I OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS.
SECTION 1. That there shall be and is hereby created
and established a Volunteer Fire Department consisting of a Fire
Chief, Captain, First, Second and Third Lieutenants, a Secretary,
a Treasurer, and such members of said Fire Department as may from
time to time be determined and appointed by the President and
Board of Trustees.
SECTION 2. The Chief shall be appointed by the
President and Board for an indefinite period and until his successor
is appointed. The appointment of a Chief need not be from the
rank next below the Chief, provided,if at the time of his appointment,
the Chief was an officer or member of the Department, he shall retain
his status while serving as Chief and revert to such status when
his term as Chief is terminated.
SECTION 3. In case of death, removal, resignation,
incapacity or inability to serve, vacancy in the office of the
Chief shall be filled by members and officers of the Department voting
jointly until the office is filled by the President and Board of
Trustees.
SECTION 4. The Chief shall nominate officers and members
of the Volunteer Fire Department , which nominatinns shall be submitted
to and be subject to the approval of 'the President and Board of Trustees.
SECTION 5. Said Volunteer Fire Department shall hold
monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month, and shall, at the
first meeting, elect a Secretary and a Treasurer for the ensuing year,
which said officers shall qualify and take office immediately after
their election.
SECTION 6. The Fire Chief shall, upon taking office,
appoint such engine men, ladder men, hosemen, nozzle men, hydrant
men, rescue squad men and make such other appointments and prescribq
such duties as may be necessary and proper in the organization and
effective operation of said Volunteer Fire Department. The F:-.re
Chief shall have the control and supervision, subject to the order
and direction of the President and Board of Trustees of the Fire
Department and all fire apparatus and equipments. including rescue
apparatus belonging to the Village. In case of fire or rescue
work, the Fire Chief and his Assistants in their order of rank,
shall take command and the officer highest in rank shall take
command of the Fire Department and direct the management thereof
for the suppression of the fire or in the rescue work in the best
manner possible; and when it may be necessary for the protection
of other property to prevent the spread of the conflagration, and
the officer in command may cause buildings to be removed, torn down,
or destroyed in the best manner possible.
SECTION 7. The Secretary shall keep a record of all
meetings of the Department and the attendance of the members, a record
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of all fires and the attendance of the members at such fires., and
during the last week of Apri'l of each year, file w.th the Village
Clerk a full report of such record of attendance and fires,which said
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report shall be made under oath. He shall also keep such other records.,
make such reports,, and keep and furnish such statistics as'may be
requ-.'L'red of him by law.
SECTION 8. The Chief and his officers shall have the
power to establish and enforce rules and regulatJ'Lons not inconsistent
or in conflict wl-".th the ordinances of the Village and subject to
approval by the President and Board of Trustees.
SECTION 9. The Ch--,'.ef may for proper cause suspend or
d-J.-scharge any officer or member of the Fire Department:, provided
that officers or members so suspended or discharged may,,, within
10 days from such suspension or discharge, make a written demand
upon the President and Board of Trustees to have such changes reduced
to writing and filed with the President and Board of Trustees.
(a) The President shall fix the time and place for
hearings on such charges and shall cause notice
of the time and place of such hearings, together
with a copy of the charges to be served on the
accused,., either by delivery of said notice and
charges personally to the accused, or by mailing
the notice and copy of the charges to him at his
address as shown in the records of the Department,
at least 20 days before the time of the hearing.
Date for hearing shall be not less than 20 nor more
than 60 days after receipt of written demand as set
forth in Section a hereof. At the hearing, the
Village President shall preside and, together
with the members of the Board of Trustees, shall
hear the evidence against the accused. The accused
may be represented by counsel and shall be given
an opportunity to present evidence in his own behalf
and to cross-examine the witnesses against him.
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(b) After having heard the evidence and completed
its investigation, the President and Board
voting jointly shall enter its findings of record
and if it finds the charges, or any of them, to
be sustained, may, by voting jointly impose a
penalty of suspension of the accused, reduce
his rank., or remove him from the service.
SECTION 10. It shall be the function and duties of the
Fire Department and every member thereof to extinguish accidental
or destructive fires, to prevent the occurrence or spread of fires,
to enforce all ordinances relating to the occurrence or spread of
such fires.
SECTION 11. Every male person above the age of twenty-
one years who shall be present at a fire shall be subject to the orders
of the officer in command at such fire and shall render all the
assistance in his power, and in such manner as he may be directed,
in the extinguishment of the fire, and in the removal of and
protection of property.
SECTION 12. It shall be the duty of all officers
of the Fire Department and all police officers of the municipality
to see that the provisions of this Ordinance are enforced and to
arrest on view any person who shall be found violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance or who shall.hinder, resist or refuse
to obey any such officer in the discharge of his duty, and to that
end,all such officers are hereby vested with the usual power and
authority of police officers.
SECTION 13. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval.
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PASSED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Buffalo Grove and deposited and filed in my office this
3RD day of AUGUST A.D. , 1961.
AYES FIVE NAPES ATONE
APPROVED this 3RD day of AUGUST A.D. 1961.
ATTEST:
Clerk
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