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Ordinance No. 223 Page 3 19. 203 Definitions Wherever the following words or terms are used in this Ordinance, the Fire Code or the Fire Marshal Division alterations and amendments, they shall have the following meanings: a) Building Official - The individual certified by the State and appointed by the City Council to administer and enforce the State Building Code within the City of Orono. b) G'hief - The Chief of the Fire Department which has contractual jurisdiction in each respective Fire Service District, or his authorized representative, except that for purposes of enforcement of this Ordinance, the term "Chief" shall also include those persons listed in Section 19. 204 below. c) Corporation Council - The Attorney for the City of Orono. d) Jurisdiction or Municipality - The City of Orono as a whole. Jurisdiction shall also mean that part of the City of Orono corresponding to each separate Fire Service District. 19. 204 Enforcement The provisions of this Ordinance and the Fire Code shall be enforced within the corporate limits of the City of Orono. Authority for said enforcement is hereby granted to and may be exercised by any or all of' the following persons, except where such authority is reserved by State Statute as the sole responsibility of the State Fire Marshal. a) �The Minnesota State Fire Marshal, or his authorized re�resentative. _ b) The Chief of each Fire Department, or his authorized representative, within the Fire Service District of said Fire Department. The Fire Chief shall retain primary responsibility and authority for determining response to fire calls and for fire scene command. c) The Chief of the Orono Police Department or his officers. The Police Chief shall be responsible for coordinating enforcement policy and activities between the respective Fire Service Districts and between the Fire Chiefs and the Building Official.