Legal Documents of Mosheim

There is hereby established a volunteer fire department to be supported and equipped from appropriations by the board of mayor and aldermen and from other contributions. All apparatus, equipment, and supplies of the volunteer fire department shall be purchased with the approval of the fire chief in accordance with municipal purchasing requirements and shall be and remain the property of the town. The board of mayor and aldermen shall appoint a chief for the fire department; then, the board of mayor and aldermen and the chief shall by majority vote, appoint the assistant chief; all other officers of the fire department shall be nominated by the members of the fire department and then elected by a majority vote of the members. The volunteer fire department shall consist of no more than thirty (30) volunteers, including the fire chief and all officers. (Ord. #127, July 1998, as amended by Ord. #136, )