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....._ l.f II if I" H II ,i Ii available for fire alarm response; must pass a physical examinatio II and must have a valid driver's license. The Department shall, II upon a majority vote of the membership, recommend to the City Mana I appointments to the Department. In making its recommendation, the h Department shall consider proximity of the candidate's place of II work or residence to fire station or stations and the candidates 11 availabili ty for fire response. The age, residence and work I: requirements may be wai '\fed upon majority" vQ,t,e: of the Department 11 and approval of the Ci ty Manager. :'1 l' 1; , SECTION 9-63. probationary Period. All newly hired members 11 of the Department shall serve a one (1) year probationary period Uas an apprentice firefighter. In order to be eligible for H promotion to the position of regular firefighter an apprentice II firefighter must make satisfactory pro-?ress ~n the learnin-? of ltwork tasks and must have an advanced f~rst a~d card or equ~valent. iiThe recommendation to promote the apprentice firefighter shall if be made to the City Manager upon a majority vote of the membership i!at a monthly meeting. The Department, upon a majority vote of the 11 membership, may extend the probationary period for a good cause. II If an apprentice firefighter fails to receive a majority vote for !appointment, the Department shall recommend to the city Manager 11 that such person be dismissed. 11 SECTION 9-64. Selection of Officers. Officers of the 1: Department shall be elected by a majority vote in a secret ballot II election to be held annually at an established time during the I! November meeting. The time of the election shall be set by the !; Chief at least one month before the election. Apprentice fire- il fighters are not eligible to be officers, nor are they eligible ,( to vote. There shall be no absentee ballots nor voting by proxy. !~ The results of such election shall be reviewed by the Manager who !: shall approve or reject such results. If the Manager rejects the 11 election results or should an officer position be vacant, the ;lHanager shall order another election to be held for that position. liThe Chief shall set a date and time for that election within not Ij less than 30 days, and no more than 90 days. ~ 1 . ~~. . " . , ,....f'I~..:.r er ;1 SECTION 9-65. S'electionof Fire Marshalls. 1i appoint the fire marshall or marshalls for a one [: to the approval of the Manager. \ ~ The Chief shall year term subject i 1; ! ~ .. .\ ;1 Subd.l. Chain of Command. The, chain of command shall :; be as follows: p \; I; " l' d H Ii ij ;, ,t It Subd. 2. Duties of the Chief. The Chief shall preside at al !!meetings of the Department and be in charge of the Department 11 operations at fires, drills, emergency calls and other departmenta II functions. It shall be the duty of the Chief to enforce the 1; applicable provisions of this ordinance and establish rules and pregulations of the Department. The Chief shall review and verify i;Department payrolls. The Chief shall have control over all of the ;; fire-fighting apparatus and shall be solely responsible for its :jcare and condition. The Chief shall make an annual report to the H City Manager no later than July I each year and wi th such report Hpresent additional reports and recommendations as directed by the i:City Councilor Manager., The Chief shall be responsible for the II proper training and discipline of the members of the Department, 11 and ~ay suspet;d any member for refusal or neglect to obey orders ;!pend~ng a rev~ew by the members of the Department at the next 1; scheduled meeting and final action by the Manager. ~ ~ II ~ ~ ( : ~ SECTION 9-66. Chain of Command and Duties. l. 2. 3. 4. 5. Chief Assistant Chief Captains by seniority Training Officer Senior Men1ber' the department in -2-