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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-tune city employee with fire suppression <br />and /or emergency response functions /duties and an on -call firefighter 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. Establisl�limit. 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 forpaylimit; live for unpaid cbayges. 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 />