§ 42-33. Fire chief; head of department; duties.

(a)

There is created the office of fire chief, an executive office of the city.

(b)

The fire chief shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the city council. The fire chief may be appointed from any rank within the fire department, classified or nonclassified.

(c)

The fire chief shall be the head of the fire department and shall have charge and custody of all property and equipment pertaining thereto. He shall have supervision and control over all members and employees in the fire department and shall be responsible for its efficient management.

(d)

It shall be the duty of the fire chief, and he is empowered to see the enforcement of all sections of this Code and ordinances relating to the prevention of the occurrence or spread of accidental or destructive fires or to the protection of life or property from damage by fire.

(e)

The fire chief shall be the ex-officio fire inspector of the City of Peru, Illinois.

(Code 1996, § 32.017; Ord. No. 4771, § 2, 10-25-2010)

Cross reference

Officers and employees, § 2-56 et seq.