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the Members) identified in Exhibit A as the owners) of each respective Fire Station Property. <br />Each Member with an ownership interest in a Fire Station Property agrees to lease its Fire <br />Station Property to the Department for One Dollar ($1.00) and upon other terms and conditions <br />as set forth in a lease instrument approved by the Board and the respective Member owner(s). <br />The terms of the leases must be substantially similar to each other. Each Member with an <br />ownership interest in a Fire Station Property agrees to operate the Fire Station Property primarily <br />as a fire station, unless otherwise approved by the Board. Each Member with an ownership <br />interest in a Fire Station Property agrees not to structurally modify or remodel the Fire Station <br />Property, unless otherwise approved by the Board. The rights and obligations of the parties <br />regarding the leased premises shall be governed by the lease agreements for each Fire Station. In <br />the event of a dissolution of the Department based upon a withdrawal from this Agreement by <br />less than all Members, any Fire Station Property shall remain subject to the sarne lease for fire <br />department purposes except that the tenant's interest in the lease shall be assigned to the owner <br />Member city(ies) which did not withdraw. <br />SECTION 6 PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATION <br />6.1 Fire Chief. <br />a. The Board shall appoint a Fire Chief to assume all duties thereof upon the <br />expiration of the Interim Chief Term, as defined below. The Fire Chief shall be <br />responsible to the Board for the efficient and economical operation of the <br />Department to ensure the delivery of the services and standards established in this <br />agreement and direction provided by the Board. The Fire Chief s duties include: <br />direction, deployment, and supervision of Department personnel, establishment <br />and enforcement of rules of conduct for personnel, establishment and <br />implementation of Department procedures, protocols and best practices, making <br />recommendations to the Board with regard to the hiring, promotion, termination, <br />supervision, discipline, and staffing levels of Department personnel, and carrying <br />out the policies and procedures adopted by the Board. <br />b. The Fire Chief is a full-time employee of the Department and may enter into an <br />employment contract with the Board that is not inconsistent with this Section 6.1. <br />The Board must choose the Fire Chief on the basis of training, experience, <br />administrative, and other qualifications. The Fire Chief shall be appointed for an <br />indefinite period of time and may be removed by the Board at any time for any <br />reason or no reason, consistent with at -will employment <br />6.2 Other Positions. The Board shall develop and update as necessary a Department <br />organizational chart establishing the various positions within the Department. The Board may, <br />from time to time, establish, eliminate or reconstitute other employee positions as it deems to be <br />appropriate. The Chief shall recommend action on all final hiring, promotion, and officer <br />appointment decisions for final approval by the Board. The Chief shall determine officer and <br />firefighter assignments. <br />235703v20 <br />