19780404 1978-9ORDINANCE NO. 1978- 9
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY
OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, TO ADD TO CHAPTER
TWO OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX,
VIRGINIA, A NEW ARTICLE XIV, PROVIDING FOR
THE CREATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND
RESCUE SERVICES.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, be and the same hereby is, amended by the addition of
a new article numbered Article XIV thereto to provide for the
creation of a department of fire and rescue services, reading in
its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE XIV.
Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
Sec. 2-67. Created.
There is hereby created a department of the city government
which shall be known as the "department of fire and rescue
services."
Sec. 2-68. Director.
The office of the director of fire and rescue services is
hereby created. The director shall, subject to the supervision
of the city manager, plan, organize and direct the department of
fire and rescue services.
Sec. 2-69. Fire Company.
The Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department, a volunteer fire-
fighting organization, is designated and approved as a fire
company with the city. The principal officer of such fire company
shall be known as "the chief."
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This ordinance shall take effect on May 1, 1978.
Introduced:
Adopted:
ATTEST:
March 21, 1978
April 4, 1978
O~ty /Clerk