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?.. .,? CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2006 - 157 BY: Mayor O'Grady AN ORDINANCE A UTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY, PART-TIME FIRE ADMINISTRATOR TO ASSIST THE FIRE CHIEF, ESTABLISHING A PAY RANGE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, as a result of the extended absence of the Assistant Fire Chief and his pending application for disability retirement, the Fire Chief has been required to assume and perform duties of the Assistant Fire Chief; and WHEREAS, because of the length of time that it is anticipated that the absence of the Assistant Fire Chief from duties will continue and the burden that it has placed on the Fire Chief, the Fire Chief has requested assistance of a fire professional to perform some of the duties of the Assistant Fire Chief until such time as either the Assistant Fire Chief returns to his duties or a new Assistant Fire Chief is appointed; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated by the Fire Chief that he will need such assistance for at least the next four months; and WHEREAS, it is vital to the mission of the Fire Division that such professional assistance is immediately provided, especially with respect to providing for the safety of the community by insuring that all necessary plan reviews and inspections are being performed in the Fire Prevention Bureau; and WHEREAS, acting on the recommendation of the Director of Public Safety and the Fire Chief, it is the desire of this Council to authorize the Directar of Public Safety to appoint a temporary, part-time Fire Administrator to perform duties of the Assistant Fire Chief, as established in the Rules and Regulations of the North Olmsted Fire Department, until such time as either the present Assistant Fire Chief retums permanently to duty ar a new Assistant Fire Chief is appointed; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Director of Public Safety be and he is hereby authorized to appoint a temporary, part-time Fire Administrator in the Division of Fire within the Department of Public Safety, who shall, under the supervision of the Fire Chief, perform duties of the Assistant Fire Chief, as established by the Rules and Regulations of the Division of Fire. Said temporarv annointment shall terminate on the date of the earliest of the following three events• (1) one hundred twentv (120) davs from the date of said temporary appointment (2) the return of the present Assistant Fire Chief to duty, or (3) the annointment of a new Assistant Fire Chief. The temporary, part-time Fire Administrator so appointed shall be qualified by training, certification, and experience to perform the duties of the Assistant Fire Chief.