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RESOLUTION NO. 85-15
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FIRE SERVICE
POLICY; APPOINTING A CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL
FIRE CHIEF; PROVIDING FOR METHOD OF JOB DES-
CRIPTION AND SALARY; ELIMINATING VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTER CALL PAY; PROVIDING A FIRE DE-
PARTMENT BUDGET MODIFICATION; ESTABLISHING
THE CITY MANAGER AS THE CUSTODIAN OF ALL FIRE
EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral holds a responsibility
to its citizens to provide adequate fire protection; and
WHEREAS, the City is responsible to the citizens of Cape
Canaveral for maintaining control of all fire equipment and
facilities paid for by City revenue; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral wishes to ensure that
adequate fire protection will be provided to the citizens at all
times;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, shall from time to time establish fire service policy
and this Resolution shall initate the fire service policy.
SECTION 2 . The City of Cape Canaveral, pursuant to the City
Charter, hereby declares that it shall appoint a City of Cape
Canaveral Fire Chief . The initial Fire Chief shall be Arthur L.
Renfro. The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to
establish a job description and salary for the Fire Chief and
bring such recommendations to the City Council at their next
regularly scheduled meeting for approval.
SECTION 3 . All call pay to Cape Canaveral Volunteer
Firefighters shall terminate immediately.
SECTION 4 . The City of Cape Canaveral budget shall be
adjusted to reflect the termination of call pay with all un-
expended sums to go to the firefighter contingency line item.
SECTION 5 . The City Manager, in conjunction with the Fire
Chief, shall begin to establish criteria for providing fire pro-
ection immediately. This criteria shall include a job description
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and number of firefighters; use of the equipment; policy with re-
gards to working in conjunction with the volunteer firefighters;
enacting a transition from the Port Canaveral firefighting agree-
ment; establishing a City of Cape Canaveral auxiliary firefighter
status; and establishing expected costs for these items.
SECTION 6. In assessing criteria for the establishment of
adequate fire service, it is the desire of the City Council that
all firefighters and firefighter auxiliary members shall be
members of the City of Cape Canaveral Fire Department only and no
other paid or volunteer firefighter organization. Additionally,
all paid firefighers shall be certified State firefighters with
the 280 hour course completion or able to obtain the 280 hour
certification within one year of being hired. All auxiliary
firefighters shall be State certified with the 30 hour fire-
fighter certification or be able to obtain State certification
within six months.
SECTION 7. All City equipment shall be used exclusively
within the confines of the corporate City limits of Cape
Canaveral or in carrying out the directives of the City of Cape
Canaveral Fire Chief or in mutual aid. The City Manager, or his
appointed designee, is hereby appointed custodian of all City
firefighting equipment.
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SECTION 8. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of February, 1985.
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