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ORDINANCE NO. 986
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 5 OF THE CANTON MUNICIPAL
CODE, RE-STRUCTURING THE CITY OF CANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RE-
ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF CANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT'S AUTHORIZED STRENGTH
WHEREAS, the Committee on Negotiation, Grievance and Personnel
has determined that it is necessary and in the best interest of the
City of Canton to restructure the City of Canton Fire Department and
to re-establish such Department's authorized strength; and,
WHEREAS, the Canton City Council has made a similar determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CANTON, Fulton County, Illinois, as follows:
1. That subparagraph (A) of Section 1, Title 5 of the Canton
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"5-1-1 (A): FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED: There is hereby establis-
hed an executive department of the Municipal govern-
ment of the City which shall be known as the Fire Department, and
shall consist of one Chief of the Fire Department, three (3)
Assistant Chiefs, five (5) Lieutenants, and seven (7) Firemen."
2. That, in making the foregoing change, the Canton City Council
specifically recognizes the desireability of having a clearly delineated
chain-df-command within the Department; to that end, the Canton City
Council hereby specifically finds that three (3) lieutenants in the
Department are desireable (but not absolutely necessary). Because
of past practices the Canton City Council hereby specifically finds
that replacement of only three of five previous lieutenant positions
would be detrimental to the Department. That, accordingly, it is
hereby determined by the Canton City Council that the lieutenant
positions (or, any other similar positions) shall be reduced through
attrition from the present level of five lieutenants to three lieutenants.
3. That nothing contained in this Ordinance shall be construed to
prevent the Canton City Council from reducing or eliminating the size
of, composition of, or existence of said Department; nor, shall anything
herein be construed as giving any person a vested interest in, possessory
interest in, or any claim to retention of title or position in the
event of future force reduction or realignment of said Department.
4. That re-instatement of persons formerly having been lieutenants
in said Department to such rank shall be in conformity with the re-
quirements of the Illinois Revised Statutes (1981), Chapter 24,
~ 10-2.1-1 et sequi. Computation of time-in-grade shall be computed
by reference to said statute and to the Rules of the City of Canton
Fire and Police Commission; likewise, date-of-rank for pay purposes
shall be computed by reference thereto.
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5. That this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County,
Illinois and approval by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Fulton County,
Illinois at a regular meeting this 2nd day of August ,
1983, upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES• Aldermen Horr, May, Carl, Workman, Sarff, Savill, Hammond,
Kovachevich.
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED:
`Donald E. Edwards, Mayor.
ATTEST:
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a cy Whi s, City Clerk.
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