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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-72-42)-05/09/1972 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT x X I RESOLUTION NO. R-72-42 TOWN OF COLLEYVILLE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF COU.lEYVILLE, TEXAS: That the attached copy of the Colleyville Fire Department By-Laws be adopted as 'presented. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 9th day of May, 1972. ,~~~~ MAYOR ATT EST: ~t~ J ICE L. STEWARD - TOWN SECREI'ARY RICHARD GOODNER - TOWN ATTORNEY CONSTITUTION AND BY lAWS OF THE COLLEYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT Oath We, the members of the COLLEYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, having assooiated ourselves together as a Fire Department in the CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TARRANT COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS pledge ourselves to support the Laws and Regulations of the Said Department; and to respeot and obey the offioers when on duty~ that we furthermore pledge ourselves to sustain our offioers in the disoharge of their duties, and to hold ourselves bound in honor to oonfirmate and abide by, in every respeot, the following Constitution and By Laws: ARTICLE I. BY-lAWS Seotion I. Being that this organization has for its purpose the welfare of the oommunity, there shall be no oharge for entranoe or monthly dues, but a speoial assessment may be levied at any regular or oal1ed meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members present. NAME AND OBJECT Seotion 2. This Assooiation shall be known by the Name and Styles of the COLLEYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. Seotion 3. The objeot shall be to extinguish fire,~proteot life, property, and emergenoy resoue. ARTICLE II. Offioers Seotion 1. The Offioers of this Department shall oonsist of a Chief, First Chief, First Captain, First Lieutenant, and Chaplain. Seotion 2. A member shall be eligible to hold any offioe who has a good attendanoe reoord and who does not have any unpaid fines, assessments, or dues outstanding. Seotion 3. Vaoanoies of Offioers, oaused by death, resignation, eto., may be filled at any regular or oal1ed meeting and the person e1eoted shall ,hold offioe only until the next regular annual meeting being the seoond Thursday in January. Gentlemen: I hereby make application to become a member of your honorable organization..' I am a resident of the CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, State of Texas, residing within the corporate limits of said CITY. I am year of age, my occupation is · I am of good moral habits, of sound mind and body and am not afflicted with any mental or bOdily ailment, that is liable to incapacitate me from active service. If elected, I promise to attend all regular meetings, drills, parades, washings fires, etc., unless through circumstances over which I have no control, I am prevented from so doing. I furthermore promise to Rold myself in duty bound to obey all orders coming from proper authority, to pay all fines, dues, and assessments, that may be legally levied agains~ me, in witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand. Signed Signed this day of , 19___, endorsed by and endorsed by two members in good standing. Section 3. All applications must be read at a regular meeting and turned over to the Membership Committee for review and study. (The results shall be brought back at the next meeting of the Department.) Section 4. All applicants shall understand that there is a (90) day apprentice- ship before becoming a regular member. A. During this period, he must attend all regular meetings unless excused by the Chief. B. He must be fully equipped with boots, bunker,helmet, and communication before he is allowed to assist in extinguishing a fire. C. He must be trained, to operate each individual equipment inoluding the proper rules for radio usage before he is allowed to operate said equipment. D. He must obtain a valid drivers license. E. He shall not have voting strength until he becomes a regular member. F. At the ends of 90 days, the Chief shall report to the Department at a regular meeting as to the results of the applicants ability and the desire to become a regular member. G. All voting for applicant shall be taken by secret ballot, and if the applicant shall receive as many as three No's', the Chief shall declare the applicant rejectel!1.. ARTICLE III. Duties of Offioers Seotion 1. It shall be the duty of the Chief or First Chief to preside at all meetings of the Department, exoluding work meetings. Seotion 2. He ma7 direot the Seoretary to oall Speoial Meetings of the Department. Seotion 3. The Chief will appoint all Offioers. Seotion 4. The Chief shall impartially enforoe the Constitution and By Laws and see that all Offioers perform their duties. Seotion 5. The Chief shall have the power to fine any member not to exoeed One Dollar ($1.00) for misbehavior or misoonduot during any regular or oalled meeting of the Department. Seotion 6. It shall be the duty of the First Chief in the absenoe of the Chief to perform the duties of the Chief. Seotion 7. All monies donated to the Fire Department and all monies earned in the name of the Fire Department shall be turned over to the City Seoretary for deposit to the oity aooount. A separate ledger under the Fire Department budget will be maintained for all suoh reoeipts and it shall be titled "Speoial Donations - Equipment." All disbursements from this account will be by the City for Fire Department equipment, but only at the direction of the Fire Department~as approved in the Fire Department minutes. Seotion 8. \~,e~'<. It shall be the duty of the Chief or First Chief to take oommand at Fires, Drills, ':"Parades, eto., to settle all disputes of all members when on duty, and his decision shall stop all controversy until the meeting of the Department, when the subjeot may be aoted upon by the Department.- He shall see that the equipment and everything pertaining thereto, are kept in good order and repair, and report the condition of the same monthly. He may order Drills at his disoretion by giving the Captain two days notioe. The Chief of the Department shall have power to assign and reassign any member of this department to any position at any time at his disoretion. Seotion 9. It shall be the duty of the First Chief and the Captain, and the Lieutenant to aid the Chief, and in the absenoe of the Chief, the First Chief to perform the duties of the Chief, and in oase the First Chief is absent, the Captain will perform the duties of the Chief. Seotion 10. It shall be the duty of eaoh Captain to take oharge of his men, and see that all of the members of his oompany are well skilled in handlings the equipment, on Parade or at Fires and see that the equipment is plaoed in its proper plaoe in good oondition after eaoh fire or parade, and see that everything pertaining thereto is in good oondition to be used on short notioe. To order his oompany out for drills or parades at the direotion of the Chief or whenever he deems it neoessary or sees fit ~ oall his oompany out for drills or parades, and shall have full and oomplete oontrol over his mend. and be subjeot to orders and oommands of the Chief at fires, drills, and parades. He shall make a written report to the Department for disoipline of men not prompt in the performanoe of duties or orders. or absentees at roll oall, or of desertion fron ranks. or misbehavior or irregularity of his men'while on duty. He shall be subjeot to reprimand for non-oomplianoe with his duties as set forth under the proper heads. ART ICLE IV. Membership Seotion 1. No person shall be eligible to beoome a new member in this depart- ment unless he shall have attained the age of 18 years of age. is of good moral oharaeter. and resides within the oorporate limits of the CITY OF COLLEYVILLE: Leave of absenoe from the department shall be granted or rejeoted by the Exeoutive Committee upon written applioation.' A member moving from the CITY is automatioally dropped, if in good standing and after all assigned equipment has been returned to the Department. a letter of reoommendation shall be given to another department, and in oase of vaoanoies former members shall be given perferenoe for membership. There may be a speoial exoeption granted on approval of a vote by the membership of the Department at a regular meeting. Section 2. All applioations for membership must be made on the regular blarut. provided by the Department, form of whioh is embodied herein as follows to wit: COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS t 19_ TO THE CHIEF AND MEMBERS OF THE COLLEYVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Seotion 5. No application shall be considered if the applicant at any time within two (2) years previous has been a member of the Department and stands discharged, without an honorable dismissal from the Department, i.e.: against whom there were any fines, dues, assessments, etc., remaining unpaid at the time of eaoh dismissal. ART ICLE V. EXEMPT MEMBERS Section 1. The names of all persons who shall have served a term of twenty- five (25) years, or shall have attained the age of fifty-five (55) years, may be exempt from active servioe. They shall have all the priviledtes of an aotive member: they may attend any fires, drills, or parades, but shall not be subjeot to tax or fined for non-attendance. Seotion 2. Eaoh member after being duly elected, shall have an identification card issued. ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS Section 1. For leaving ranlts while on parade, drills, or at a fire without permission from Commanding Officer, he shall be reprimanded. Seotion 2. NON- For attendance at regular meetings, regular drills, fires, a fine of fifty oents (50~ will be assessed. Section 3. /.Any member who shall be absent from four oonseoutive meetings V without a legal reason in writing shall be suspended from the Department. Section 4. The Chief shall have the power to fine any member not to exoeed One Dollar ($1.00) for misbehavior or misoonduot during any regular or called meeting of the Department and he shall have the power to purchase a floral offering for any oooasion, pertaining to the Fire Department. No donation for charity is to be made or presented by the Department unless agreed upon by a quorum of two-thirds of members present. Each individual member may be free to give to any cause brought to the attention of the membership. Section 5. Resignations shall be made in writing and shall be accepted provided all equipment owned by the Department is returned. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council Texas this 9th day of May, 1972. ATT EST: ,-- "'~ ,/ I ' ') , JSi'iJ...<!. J.../:h ' ' ht/t_J~ J ICE L. STEWARD CITY SECREl'ARY of the Town of Colleyville, ::~ .' ,// " /" "/ /"-,, //, ,/, " ,/ ~ I' /" .' 0_ .,<, ~, /./ 0;;/,' /- / ,/' ' ~ / "Y ,"/ r/<-./i '\ ~ :6;"'-h?~ /Franlc L. Whitmire / Mayor