07-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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W) 0 § 1.08.440 ORONO CODE (2) Human resources, responsible for vari- ous personnel management duties, includ- ing such matters as pay and fringe benefit studies, employee grievance procedures and job classification studies; (3) Information technology, responsible for the hardware, software, operating systems and network for all city facilities as well as the maintenance and governance of the city's telecommunication and wire- less networks. (Code 1984, § 2.35; Code 2003, § 2-139; Ord. No. 286(3rd series), § 16, 12-11-2023) Sec. 1.08.450. Police department. (a) A police department is hereby established. (b) The police department will be headed by the police chief with responsibilities for ensuring the efficient operation of the police department, seeing that order is maintained, that laws and ordinances are enforced and taking the neces- sary measures to prevent crime and to protect lives and property. The chief of police will be responsible for training, assignment, supervi- sion, and discipline of all department personnel. (Ord. No. 286(3rd series), § 17(2-140), 12-11- 2023) Sec. 1.08.460. Fire department. (a) A fire department is hereby established. (b) Council may contract for services. The council may contract with one or more governmental units for fire protection for all or a portion of the city, and, in such case, the follow- ing shall be observed: (1) Fire service districts. The city shall be divided into fire service districts cor- responding to the areas of the city which are provided with fire protection by separate fire departments as established by mutual agreement between the city and one or more contracting municipali- ties. Establishment of such districts shall not preclude or otherwise affect mutual aid agreements between fire depart- ments. An official map shall be prepared and kept current to show all fire service districts in the city. (2) Protected areas. All land within the city shall be included in one of the fire service districts established in subsection (b)(1) of this section and shall be provided with fire protection service by the fire depart- ment having contractual jurisdiction. (3) Jurisdiction. The fire department of the city is the fire department having jurisdic- tion in each of the several fire service districts, and the fire chief is the person holding such position in each such depart- ment. (c) The fire department is led by the city fire chief. (1) The city fire chief shall retain primary responsibility and authority for determin- ing response to fire calls and for fire scene command. (2) The city fire chief shall be responsible for coordinating enforcement policy and activities between the respective fire service districts and the building official. (3) The city fire chief, or their authorized representative, shall be responsible for coordinating enforcement of the fire code set forth in chapter 5.08, with enforce- ment of the state building code adopted in chapters 6.12 and 6.24. (4) Fire prevention. The fire chief may conduct fire prevention inspections or educational programs within the fire service district of each respective fire department consistent with provisions of the fire code, provisions of the applicable fire prevention contract, standard practices of the fire department and applicable provisions of this Code. (d) Right of entry. The members of the fire, police or other city departments shall have the right to enter upon property to investigate a report of or the actual siting of a fire, to take appropriate action to control an illegal fire as defined in chapter 5.24, article IV, or legal fire CU