HomeMy WebLinkAboutG65-82 Ordinance No. G65-82
AN ORDINANCE
ELECTING PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER THE
ILLINOIS FIRE PROTECTION TRAINING ACT
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin desires to elect to participate in the
programs under the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act, Ill. Rev.
Stat. , 1981, Ch. 85, par. 531, et seq. ; and
WHEREAS, in order to be eligible for initial or continued participa-
tion in reimbursement funding under the Act, a local government agency
must require that before an individual may commence regular employment
as a firefighter, he must have been certified by the Office of the State
Fire Marshal as having successfully completed an approved training course;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Elgin intends to either establish its own
school or to utilize some other school certified by the Office of the
State Fire Marshal for the purpose of providing the training required
under said Act to qualify for reimbursement funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That the City of Elgin hereby elects to participate in
the training programs under the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act.
Section 2. That before an individual may commence regular employment
as a firefighter, he must have been certified by the Office of the Illinois
State Fire Marshal as having successfully completed an approved training
course.
Section 3. That basic firefighter training must be completed by the
trainee within his probationary period of 12 months.
Section 4. That the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is hereby
instructed and directed to make the necessary amendments to the Rules of
the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners in order to require that any
person appointed to the Fire Department of the City of Elgin shall not
become a regular member of the Fire Department unless and until he shall
complete, pursuant to said Illinois Fire Protection and Training Act, an
approved training course within 12 months of the date of his initial employ-
ment.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage in the manner provided by law.
s/ Richard L. Verbic
Richard L. Verbic, Mayor
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Presented: December 8, 1982
Passed: December 8, 1982
Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Marie Yearman
Marie Yearman, City Clerk