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ORDINANCE No, 793 By Mr. Belzer AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE N0. 476, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING, THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF OF THE. FIRE DEPARTMENT _ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCII~ OF THE VILZAGE OF MAYFIEZD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO, THAT: _ .... Sec. 1. Section3 of Ordinance No. 476, entitled: "An Ordinance Re- Codifying the Various Ordinances Establishing and Creating ,a Volunteer Fire Department for the Village of Mayfield, Adding the Position of Assistant Chief, and Repealing Ordinances Nos. 231, 292, 302,_412, 434, 462, and All Ordinances Inconsistent Herewith", as amended by Ordinances Nos. 525, 604, and 759, is.hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 3. The Fire Department is authorized to act and to use the fire apparatus of the ,Village in times of emergency to safeguard life, limb, property; and the public safety and health. The Chief of the Fire Department shall be paid the sum of $15.00 for each fire or emergency .call up to the first hour thereof. .Each other officer of the Fire Department shall be paid the sum of $5.00 for each fire or emergency_ca11 up to the first hour thereof. .Each other volunteer fireman shall be paid the sum of $4.00 for each fire or emergency call up to the first hour thereof, The Chief of the Fire Department, each officer and each volunteer fireman shall be paid ,the sum of $1.85 for each additional hour or major portion thereof spent in answering such fire or emergency call. A fire call or emergency call shall be deemed to begin when the fire equipment leaves its regular station and to end when it has been returned thereto. The Chief of the Fire Department is authorized to employ a fireman . whose duties shall_,be to remain in the fire station and answer' telephones, work upon and maintain the fire equipment, and to perform incidental duties within the confines of the fire station. Such fireman may be removed at any time at the pleasure of the Mayor or Chief of the Fire Department and he shall be paid the sum of $1,85 for each hour worked and shall be employed for not more than 40 hours in any one month. The Assistant Chief shall act as Chief of the Fire Department in the absence of the Chief, and shall receive $10.00 for each fire or emergency call up to the first hour thereof while acting in the place of the Chief, and $1.85 for each additional hour or major portion thereof spent in answering such fire or emergency call; but, at all times when the Chief is acting, the Assistant Chief shall be paid at the same rate of compensation as other officers of the Fire Department. If the Chief of the Fire Department does not personally answer a particular call involving a building fire, but makes a written report regarding said building fire to the State Fire Marshall, or other