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Sec. 22.33—Personnel. <br /> a. Fire Department personnel shall perform such duties and functions as are <br /> prescribed in job descriptions which shall be prepared for each position by the <br /> fire chief and approved by the City Council. <br /> b. The City Council shall, by resolution, set the maximum authorized on-call <br /> firefighter staffing level for the department. <br /> c. Beginning April 1, 2013, no person hired or employed by the city to fill a full- <br /> time position whose essential functions/duties include that of fire suppression <br /> and/or emergency response may also be employed as an on-call firefighter. <br /> Persons who already are both a full-time city employee with fire suppression <br /> and/or emergency response functions/duties and an on-call firefighters on April <br /> 1, 2013, shall not be affected by this section with regard to their status at that <br /> time unless they change positions. <br /> Sec. 22.34—Rules and regulations <br /> a. The fire chief shall prepare rules and regulations,administrative policies,and <br /> operational procedures as deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the <br /> department. <br /> b. The city's personnel policies shall apply to Fire Department employees,including <br /> on-call firefighters and officers in their capacity as such. Any conflict between <br /> the city personnel policies and Fire Department rules and regulations, <br /> administrative policies and/or operational guidelines shall be decided in favor the <br /> applicable city personnel policy. <br /> Sec. 22.35—Mutual Aid. <br /> a. The Fire Department is authorized to respond to calls for assistance outside of <br /> the city limits in accordance with its rules and regulations,administrative policies <br /> and/or operating guidelines. The City Council shall, by ordinance,prescribe <br /> charges to be made by the Fire Department for such calls and shall approve any <br /> agreements made with other governmental bodies for fire protection. <br /> Sec. 22.36—Service fees. <br /> a. Establishment. The City Council may,by ordinance, establish fees for fire <br /> protection and/or emergency response,which are not otherwise specified by <br /> contract. Such fees may be established at a fixed rate for certain specific types of <br /> incidents or for actual costs incurred by the fire department in responding to the <br /> incident. The fire chief shall make a recommendation at least annually to the city <br /> administrator for approval by the City Council regarding the fee to be charged <br /> for each service. <br /> b. Responsibility forpayment;lien for unpaid charges. Each owner of the premises <br /> receiving Fire Department services to which a fee is charged for fire protection <br /> and/or emergency response shall be deemed to have agreed to the fee and any <br />