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ORDINANCE NO. :::;: ",,3 b "7
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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND ESTABLISHING ITS DUTIES
AND FUNCTIONS.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: CREATION. There is hereby created and
established a board of fire connnissioners of the City of San
Bernardino, which shall be kno'~ as the Fire Connnission.
SECTION TWO: DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this
ordinance, the term "members" or "Board" shall mean the Fire
Connnission of the City of San Bernardino and,members thereof;
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"Council", unless otherwise stated" shall mean the Mayor and
Connnon Council. "Chief" shall mean Chief Engineer of the Fire
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mean the Rules and Regulations of the Fire Connnission. I
SECTION THREE: MEMBERS. The Board shall consist of I
five (5) members. At the first meeting ot the Board, they shall I
choose from their members a chairman" a vice chairman, and a I
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Department of the City of San Bernardino; and "Rules" shall
secretary.
The members shall be local electors; three shall
be persons with substantial experience in fire control admin-
istration, fire insurance, or fire control 01:' law enforcement.
Members shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of the
Connnon Council; two shall be appointed for two-year terms and
three for, four-year 'term,s ending on the second Monday of May
1963 and lQ65J:'espectively, but they shall. serve until their
respective successors are appointed and have qualified.
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suCcessors shall be appointed to four-year.terms or to
complete unexpired terms. Any member of the Board may be
discharged at any time by the Council.
SECTION FOUR: POWERS. The Board shall have power:
(a) . To prescribe such rules and regulations as
t~eY deem necessary or expedient for the administration
of ,their duties, subject to approval by .the Council,
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and shall adopt as a part of said Rules the present
Rules lilnd Regulations of the Fire Department, which
may be amended from time to time;
(b) To investigate and to examine or inquire into the
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and the production of papers and documents before them
which subpoenas shall be signed by the Chairman or Vice
Chairman of the Board and served as required by law
in the case of other subpoenas, and on failure or refusal
to attend as required by such subpoenas, the person or
persons so offending shall be subject to the same
penalties and punishment as are prescribed by law for
like offenses. The Chairman of the Board or presiding
officer or any member of the Board may administer
oaths or affirmations, in the conduct of such investi-
gations. Said hearings of any charges against a
member, officer, or employee of the Fire Department
shall be conducted in a fair and impartial manner and
no evidence shall be considered unless presented at
such hearing and no determination shall be based upon
h~say evidence alone;
(f) To appear before and address the Council at any
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meeting;
SECTION FIVE: R~~RATION~ Members shall serve
without pay; however, necessary expenses in the conduct of their
outies shall be a charge upon the generii1lfund, subject to
approval by the Council.
SECTION SIX: MEETINGS. The Board shall~eet at such
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times and places as provided in their Rules.
SECTION SEVEN: NOTICE. Where notice is required,
service shall be deemed complete after personal service or upon
the day following the date of mailing in the United States
mails ~o the last known addressor that address shown in the
{29 employee's records. No notice need be given where the employee
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or other person affected was present at the time of Board action.
SECTION .~IGHT:COUNCIL RETAINS P~. The Council
.ret~ins the power to set aside or modify any action taken by
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SECTION NINE: OATH. Each member appointed to the
4 Board shall be required to take an oath of office before entering
5 upon the discharge of his duties, which oath shall be subscribed
6 by the person taking it and shall be filed and preserved in the
7 office of the City Clerk. Such oath shall be as follows:
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State of California
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County of San Bernardino
City of San Bernardino
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, d6 solemnly swear that l>w:i.ll
support the Constitution of the United States, Lthe Constitution
of. theState.of California, and the Charter, ordinances, and'
regulations of the City of San Bern~rdino, and that lam not a
me'l11ber of, nor lend my support to, any' organization advocating
the violent overthrow of the United States and that I will,to
the' best of my ability, faithfully perform the duties of the
office of member of the Fire Commission during my term, so help
me God.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this
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City Clerk
SEcrIONTEN: Ordinance No. 347, Sect1onsOne, Two,
and Two-A, are hereby repealed.
I HEREBY CERTIFY t;hat the foregoing Ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
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Bernardino, at a/l.L-4.-uL."d1) meeting held on the c:)hL
day Ofrluf;/ f/ , 1.96~1' y y the fOll}.OW'ng;ote, t.O wit:
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