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ORDINANCE No. 788 By Mr. Shaw AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRE PREVENTION CODE, PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO ZIFE AND PROPERTY.FROM FIRE_OR EXPZOSION,.AND,ESTABZISHING A BUREAU_OF FIRE PREVENTION AND PROVIDING.OFFICERS THEREFOR AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VII~IAGE OF HAYFIELD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY OHIO, f iye.members.elected thereto_concurring:_ _. Sec, 1. There is hereby adopted by the Council of the Village of Nlayf field, Ohio, that certain Code known as the Fire Prevention Code recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, being particularly the 1960 edition thereof and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, mod if ied or amended, the purpose of which code is to prescribe regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion, and the said code is hereby adopted and incorporated herein as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the date on which this ordinance shall take effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Village of Mayf field, Ohio. A complete copy of such code is now on file with the Clerk of the Village of Mayffield for inspection by the public and also on file in the Law Library of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and the Clerk has copies thereof available for distribution to the public at cost. Sec. 2. The Fire Prevention Code shall be enf orced by the Bureau of Fire Prevention in the Volunteer Fire Department of the Village of Mayfield, Ohio, which is hereby established and shall be operated under the supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department. The Chief of the Fire Department may be in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or he may .appoint another off icer to be in charge thereof, but he shall be chosen on the basis of examination to determine his qualif ications. His appointment shall continue during good behavior and satisf actory service,_and he shall not be removed from office except for cause after public hearing. The Chief of the Fire Department may detail such members of the Fire Department as Inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. A report_of the Bureau_of Fire Prevention shall be made annually and transmitted to the riayor of_.the D1uni- cipality; it shall contain all proceedings under this code, with such statistics as the Chief of the Fire Department may wish to include therein; the Chief of the Fire Department shall also recommend any. amendments to the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable. Sec. 3. Wherever the word "Municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention Code, it shall be held to_mean the Village of Mayffield, Ohio.