84-O-5ORDINANCE NO. 84-0-5
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING
SECTION 42 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, BY CHANGING THE DESIGNATION
FROM "FIRE FORCE; DUTIES" TO "EDGEWATER
FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESCUE FORCE"; PRO-
VIDING FOR SUPERVISION, DUTIES, AND DISCI-
PLINE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION;
A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER,
FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 42 of the Charter of the City
of Edgewater, Florida, is hereby amended as follows:
Fire €ereet duties. Edgewater Fire and
Emergency Rescue Force. The fire-€eree
Edgewater Fire and Emergency Rescue Force
e€-the-eity shall consist of a chief, who
may be the chief of police, who shall be
fire warden, and as many subordinate
officers, firemen fighters, and employees
and personnel as the city council shall,
by resolution, determine. The fire chief
shall have exclusive control of the
stationing and transfer of all firemen
fighters and other officers and employees
of the €"re force subject to such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the city
council or by ordinances of the city; he shall
have exclusive management and control of such
officers and employees as may be employed in
the administration of the affairs of his force.
In case of riot, conflagration or like emer-
gency, the mayor may appoint additional firemen
fighters or officers for temporary service.
Deleted items have been lined-t§reugh and new language has
been underscored.
The fire chief shall have the right to
suspend any officer or employee of the
€4�e force because of incompetency,
neglect of duty, drunkenness, failure to
obey orders given by proper authority or
for any other just and reasonable cause,
and he shall immediately report the fact
of such suspension to the city council for
final action.
SECTION 2: All ordinances, or parts of ordinances,
and all resolutions, or parts of resolutions, in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: If any section, part of a section, paragraph,
clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared invalid,
the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall not be affected.
SECTION 4:. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, and approval as provided by law.
The ordinance was introduced by ( AW', Ymtip.,n
This ordinance was read on first reading and passed
by a vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida
at a ra„ meeting of said Council held on the
day of 1984, and approved as pro-
vided by law.
The second reading of this ordinance to be at a
nu nuL4'_ meeting of the City Council of the City
of Edgewater, Florida, to be held on the q 'day of
+r4 , 1984.
Deleted items have been lined-fhreugk and new language has
been underscored.
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ROLL CALL VOTE ON ORDINANCE 84-0-5 AS FOLLOWS:
CD
FIRST READING:
SECOND READING:
This ordinance read and adopted on second reading at a
'L meeting of the City Council ofcc��the City of
Florida, and authenticatedthis--q_�day of
jApp • ve i f eg ty id form:
C
AST RNEY
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