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BE IT OnDJ.I1,Em BY '11:~:":; CFi'J:' Cmn:CIL 01" rll~::~Z CI'J.'Y OF T,A V(JT:~
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S:t.:CTION 1. There is hereby cl~e2.ted an org2nization for proven..
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FlIb PR:,Y~,NTIC'F BOi::.~:D" horein.J.ftcr referred to as tl:1e ilBoard ii ~ Glnd
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Secretary of Ch:.mber of Co::.r.1s1"ce; the' City Fire
F'ire Chief of the Ci ty Fire Depcr-cJ!'.ent.
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SBCTION 2. The me;.:bers of the Board sh;:\ll subscribe to and
'. ta~:e the stQtutory Oath of O:[,fice 8.S mel;~bers of the Board, Qnc1 shall
be members of the Board 3S long as they hold their official posi tions"
their successors sllC\ll succeed thel":: as Elcr.i.be:ps of the Board. Pro..
vided that it is <rod sh.:lll be ospecially the duty of the City I~ire
l'iarshal ::!nd the Firo C;,'"!.ief to be o..ctiv:e and a.lert 1'!lon:bel"'s of the
BO~ll'd and to fei thfully pel~foI'i:l the duties there of.
SECTION 3. '11he In0;:~bel's of t:'le Board shall elect .1. President"
a Vice-Pres1dent c'nd a ~ecrE';tc.ry-rrreo.,surer, cmcl. may adopt by-la.ws
not inconsistent 'with this Ol'dinence" prescribing the t...;rms of of-
fice and duties of officers t"md :.:,embers of the BO:J.rd" Q.nd meetings
of tb,Q Board" pI' ovided tmlt tl1!=> Boc..rd shall h:::ve at least one Ii!eet-
ing every fOlU' months, one of \"!hich sholl be e::t t>..I';) end of the fis-
cal yc:'1r, i"n.:~.ich fiscc.l ye8.1"' 8h::ll ond on tJ1.0 ~~~c1a.y oflu!',@b:r1)ar~r
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S~CTION 4. It sh~ll be the office and duty of tho Board to
advise and counsel the City Goverru~~nt and City Officers and em-
ployees as to the best a,nd a.~)proved meo.ns and vlUys of prevention and
o1::tingui shing of fire s" and 2.1 so a.s to be st vm.ys and ;',:e 2JlS to dis-
courage, o::pprohend and to convict for the crime of arson; to advise
and counsel the citizens a.s to tre best ways and ll~e8IlS for preven-
tion of fire s" and to rcco::mnend the most a~')proved rule s" regula.tions,
o..nd equipment relcting to the prevention and o):tinguish:mg of fires.'
,The Board sllallalso advise and counsel t~:lO City Officors, the Cit- .)
izens" :::nd Fire Insurance \iriters" 2.S to rules, regulations" and
inspect~ons, l~ol:.ltive to fire insurance of property in the ci ty..; and
may when it deoms proper to causo an investi-:;a.tion of each 'fire that
occurs. The Board sh;;\ll ma.J.:e an annuQ,l written report at the close
of each fioco.l ye~lr" reporting its ::lcti vi tie s ~:;'1d the events duri ng
the past 'YO::l"' within its zone of ;:;ction" '.'lith recol11m(;ndat~ons.
SBCTIrn~ 5. The Boerd 8h21l be authorized o.nd empouered as in
line with its office" to create ,nth its mel:lbel"'s" a Fire Inquest Com-
mittee" whose duty It s!'"!,all be to r:or~: with t;l~,e City :l~ipe },i.:rshal in
the investigation of fires.
Sl.CTION 6. The City rl.-ct'orney sh:JJ.l be the Ie [';~ 1 .::dvincl' of
the Boord.
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S:':;CTION 7. 'd11ercas, public safety dono.nds the il'-u::..ediato pass-
:::ge of this ordinance, cre3~lng the L.L.PORTE___ ___li'i1'e Prc;rention
Board and 'empowering the sa.~d officers "fO-crrscIGrge the dut1e s hcrein
set out" thc:;:'e fore an Olile1"~ency demand ing .:1 susponsion of the pule s
e1:ists" 1~equir1ng ordinances to be read on three sever.:1l d..:ys, s8id
rule is hereby suspended .:md t>~s ,ordin.:mce is pl..:ced on its firpt
readlng' and final p~ssage and slmll be effective 2nd in full force
from a.nd, after its passage and approy~ 1. ~;~, I ..: " .- I
- ' Ap;;o:ved ,Februar"y 23rcl. 1931
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l;'~'~D D:'::CL.i',,~.;:': NG .J'~ :;.::: ~,;_ :U:.~FCY.
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S..CTI\."1:r"! 1. There is hCI"eby cr'B::ted .:m org;,;"':nizo.tlon for pr3ven."
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S3cI~et.;',ry of C>.. !nOel" of (;0: '1':;,orce; tlle City
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3::::'01101': 2. The r;,e;,',bel"s of t:1e Board sh."':11 [~ubscribe to .:md
tJ:.~o 'c~.,c s'c::'. tu':ory Oa 'ell. of O:t:.~ice c.s r.:c:-:b0rs oE t::~e Eorlrd, ~nd shall
co ::!Clrbc::-s of '~r,e Board CIS long as the~r hold their offic i..:l posi tions,
t::cir S1..1CCesso:'s 511.-::11 succeed th0:'.": as r:lc::,i.bej,~s of ~'e 7.\oc"-"d. Pro..
vided tl~.::! tit : s ;;r:c1 s11.,11 bo (;s~c ci ally th0 d ",,',ty of t1:c City ::.'ire
I.:ars!:2..1 :..:nd 'cJx' Fire C>ief to be o.ctive a:1.d alert I:lc:.:'be:.,..s of the
30D..l'd .:-:::d to f:.lthfully p0rforl:1 the duties thereof.
S:"':C:.i:IClor 25. 1'11.0 L!o:':bc;,'s of t:~"c B03rd s:lalJ. elect .'. P~'csicJ.ent,
a Vice-fj,"0s1de;lt f.!:1.d .::! ~Jecrct~ry-rl're.:::.surGr, 2nd l~~.....y adopt b:'--laY/s
not ln80n~31 stC!'.t y12 th this Orc. il'l~nce, )1"0 sCl"ibir..g tl1.c t.. I'l.:S of of-
f'lCA n"~d o,.t"'(;., 0'1" o.c.,p.:; c....]:.,.... "nd '''''''b''r'' of t'lG Bo"'''cl "Y\d .,.,e....tl11r.rs
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cf "C!~O DOClT'd, ~;:"Iovlded th2t tJ.19 J-Jo2.:.>d sh~111 11,::,Ve at le:"'.st one l'i:oct-
ing ev;:;ry four :nor.ths, one of ~"~:ich s1:..:::.11 1Jo ,::t t>o e:1.d of the fis-
cal yo}r, ',l;'ic'L fif3ccl yo,a" c1....,.11 end on t>"o --28th',:;2Y of.' Febl"n.
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S:"'CI1or -f. '-It" sh-; 11 be- the office .:m.d duty of tho BC"..:!"d to
advi SC 2nd CO-.111S el the City Govel"n; :cnt and Ci ty Office:.'s .~ncl em-
ployeGs .:1S to ',~:.~.0 best ~nd L.l:~pl"oved. ~e~ms and ":.r..37{S 01' ~~rovcntian .:>.:J.d
u..::tir..QlisLlng of' fire s, :::rr;,d clso .:1S to best rm.ys .:md ::.ucns to cl.is-
couraBe, ;.:~)prc:'_0nd and. to convict for tho crilile of 0:;'''SC::'1; to advise
ar..d co'msel tl:f.: c it i zcns D. S to t1~ best ways and ):'.0 C:l s fm" ;>reven-
tion 0: fires" <md to re:co::'iL'>'110l1.d the most a)prov3d rl-:.les, :'0I3ulatlons
and cquipT~1Cnt :'c12ting to t:-.e prevention ;:md e~::tinguis:,:I.l"lg of fires.
The BOClrd sh.:tl::.. .:~lso 8.c1vise cnd cO-"''.j,'lscl t~::.e City Of:2ic..rs, tile Cit-
izens, ~d Fire' Ins\A.j,"2l1ce ~i:'''iters, 2S to rules, rC13u12t:Lo~,S, und
inspecb.ons, l'('l:.:tive to fil'o insul'c:nce of propcrty in thL' city; and
l~ay ';..:....~on it deems propel" to ca')s e ~n investF"ati un of N1C~, fi::,o t>2.t
OCCUl"S. The EOrlY'd sl:.,~ll r~L:l'.:e :::'1: 2Lnu~.....l urittcn rOlJort :.It t:..:.e closo
of CJ.C:1 fi:Jc21 ye::, r, ro,ort:"rl g it s o.cti vi tic s ::'.:'lcJ. h'.le c. VG:.'t.s c:'.-J.ri ne;
t:--LC I,Qs.", Y0~r '.:ithin its zo~'~e of ..c'Cion, uith reco!!~n~,nc~at2.o!.:s.
[)~";CT:!:C? 5. 'ihe B08rd u11..'.11 be J....lthorized -:mcl Cl'lporl0~.'cd ~s in
Ilno '.iT:'.th lts Df:..~icc, to c:"C'c.te '.Tlth lts 1;1Cl:~bcl"S, a ~1'irc I~1qUOSt Corn-
:~ittee, ''-!~.:''os~ '''~'.lt:l It s!:"al1 be to r;oI": VlJ.t~:" 'r::>c City l~:'..l'e L;:':1":::~.'l21 In
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Approved February 23rd. J.931
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