File #: ORD 17-013    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance 5-2-35 and 5-2-41
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/25/2017 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/23/2017 Final action: 5/23/2017
Title: Consider amending and re-enacting Section 5-2-35 - Fire Chief: Appointment; duties; term of office and enacting Section 5-2-41 - Powers and duties of fire marshal; assistants.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Current ordinance 5-2-35 reflecting recommended amendments, 3. Proposed Ordinance 5-2-41, 4. Executed Ordinance 5-2-35, 5. Executed Ordinance 5-2-41

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Consider amending and re-enacting Section 5-2-35 - Fire Chief: Appointment; duties; term of office and enacting Section 5-2-41 - Powers and duties of fire marshal; assistants.

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Presented By:  City Attorney Chris Brown

 

Recommendation and Review

The amendment to Section 5-2-35 and the new Section 5-2-41 update the language to be consistent with the City’s current practice and the language of the Code of Virginia regarding the powers and duties of the Fire Chief, in his or her capacity as the City’s appointed fire marshal, and the authority to appoint one (1) or more assistant fire marshal(s)