G-1500 Ordinance No . G-1500
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO THE APPOINTMENT
OF THE FIRE CHIEF .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN , ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That Section 9- 103 of Chapter 9 of the City
Code pertaining to the Fire Department be , and the same hereby
is , amended to read in the following manner , to-wit:
"9- 103 . Appointments . All regular members of the Fire
Department , except the Chief , shall be appointed by the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of
Elgin , as provided by law .
The Fire Chief shall be appointed by the City Manager ,
subject to approval by the City Council . It shall not be
necessary that the Fire Chief shall be a resident of
the City of Elgin , at the time of his appointment . Any
special terms or conditions of his employment by the
City of Elgin shall be established by Resolution duly
adopted by the City Council .
The City Manager shall have the authority to discharge , or
suspend , the Fire Chief , in the same manner as any
other department head . If a member of the Fire Department
is appointed Fire Chief , prior to being eligible to
retire on pension , he shall be considered as on furlough
from the rank he held immediately prior to his appointment
as Chief . If he resigns as Chief , or is discharged as
Chief , prior to obtaining eligibility to retire on pension ,
he shall revert to and be established in such prior rank ,
and thereafter be entitled to all of the benefits and
emoluments of such prior rank , without regard as to
whether a vacancy then exists in such rank . "
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict
herewith be repealed and of no further force and effect .
Section 3 . That this Ordinance shall be effective from and
after its passage as provided by law , and shall be published in
pamphlet form by authority of the City Council ,
s/ W. E. Rauschenberger
W . E . Rauschenberger , Mayor
Presented : December 29, 1971
Passed : December 29, 1971
Vote : Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded : December 29, 1971
Published : December 29, 1971
Attest :
s/ Margaret A. Glink
Margaret A . Glink , City Clerk