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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-3364 Volunteer Fire Division A • • 3 64 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE relating to administration; creating the City of Yakima Volunteer Fire Division; and establishing the selection criteria, duties, expense reimbursement, and termination process for volunteer fire fighters, and enacting Section 1.44.180 as a new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima finds that a volunteer fire division will further the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City, now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. A new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby adopted as follows: • "1.44.180 Volunteer Fire Division. A. Division Created. There is created a volunteer fire division to consist of such volunteer fire fighters as may be ap- pointed from time to time by the Fire Chief of the Yakima Fire Department. B. Duties and Authority. Volunteers in the volunteer fire division shall assist the Fire Department in its duties in accordance with policies and procedures promulgated by the Fire Chief. C. Organization. The volunteer fire division shall be organized and administered by the Fire Chief, or by an officer of the Fire Department assigned by the Fire Chief to that function. Ranks of volunteer fire fighters shall be designated, and appointments made thereto, as the Fire Chief deems necessary or advisable. D. Volunteers. (1) Appointment. Volunteers in the volunteer fire division shall be appointed by the Fire Chief. No person shall be ap- pointed as a volunteer unless he or she is of good moral character and otherwise - 1 - (ord /auxlry.rp) demonstrates attributes necessary to perform the duties of an volunteer fire fighter, all as determined by the Fire Chief. (2) Tenure and Discipline. A volunteer fire fighter's appointment to the volun- teer fire division may be revoked by the Fire Chief at any time. The decision to remove shall be final and binding. The Fire Chief may, in his or her sole discretion, initiate disciplinary action against any volunteer based upon nonconformance with City ordinances, rules, policies, or standards. (3) Status of volunteer fire fight- ers. No volunteer fire fighter shall receive any compensation but volunteers will receive reimbursement of expenses in accordance with Subsection F. No volun- teer fire fighter shall be entitled to any relief or pension benefits under any plan administered under state statutes, except for any benefits mandated under the Volun- teer Fire Fighters Relief and Pension Act, Chapter 41.24 RCW. Volunteers in the volunteer fire division shall for all pur- poses be considered volunteers under all federal, state, and local laws, including but not limited to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and shall also be excluded from inclusion in the Fire Department's Civil Service Commission. Appointments and revocation of appointments to the volunteer fire division, and promotions of rank shall be made solely at the discre- tion of the Fire Chief and shall not be subject to approval or review by the Civil Service Commission. E. Rules and Regulations. (1) Badge and Insignia. The City of Yakima shall furnish a uniform, coveralls, badge, insignia or rank and shoulder patch, all of distinctive and uniform design, to volunteer fire fighters. All such badges, insignia, and other City - owned property issued to a volunteer fire fighter shall be surrendered to the Fire Chief on the termination of that volun- teer. (2) Identification Card. The Fire Chief shall issue an identification card to each volunteer fire fighter identifying - 2 - (ord /auxlry.rp) said individual as a volunteer fire fight- 41 1 er of the City, which card shall contain a facial photograph of the officer. (3) Administrative rules and regula- tions. The Fire Chief may adopt such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this section as he or she deems necessary or convenient to organize and administer the volunteer fire division and its functions. F. Reimbursement of Expenses. Volun- teer fire fighters will receive reimburse- ment of expenses based on a 'point system.' The 'point system' will be as follows: A recruit volunteer fire fighter who has not achieved NFPA (National Fire Protec- tion Association) Fire Fighter I standards will receive $5.00 per point; a volunteer fire fighter who has achieved NFPA Fire Fighter I standards will receive $6.00 per point; a volunteer fire fighter who has achieved NFPA Fire Fighter II standards will receive $8.00 per point; a volunteer fire fighter who has achieved both Fire Fighter II standards and EMT standards will receive $10.00 per point; and a volunteer company officer as appointed by the Fire Chief will receive $12.00 per point. The activities for which a point is awarded are as follows: Ride Out Training 1 point Standby 1 point Fire Alarm 1 point EMS Response 1 point Special Assignment 1 point Ready Standby Training: Station Maintenance Training 1 point Apparatus Maintenance Training 1 point Equipment Maintenance Training 1 point General Fire Fighting/ EMS Training 1 point" Section. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. • - 3 - (ord /auxlry.rp) PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this =444 day of ! , 1991. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Publication Date: 1'31 19 1 Effective Date: 6,13 J() 410 - 4 - (ord /auxlry.rp)