[Amended 12-17-1990 by L.L. No. 9-1990]
A.
Bureau established. A Bureau of Fire Prevention in and
for the Town of Newburgh, County of Orange, State of New York, is hereby established.
B.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall consist of the Fire
Inspector and the elected Chief of each of the seven (7) Fire Departments
providing fire protection to the Town of Newburgh. In the absence of the Fire
Inspector or any elected Chief, his or her designated representative shall
assume the duties and responsibilities of the same as a member of the Bureau
of Fire Prevention.
C.
Head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. The Fire Inspector
shall serve as the head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention. In the absence of
the head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, an alternate head from among the
remaining members shall be appointed by the Town Board upon the recommendation
of the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
D.
Meetings.
(1)
Regular scheduled meetings shall be held in conjunction
with the District Three officer meetings. Meetings of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall be held monthly or at the request of three (3) members of the Bureau.
Five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
but a lesser number may adjourn a meeting to a subsequent date.
(2)
The head of the Bureau or his duly appointed alternate
shall preside at all meetings of the Bureau.
It shall be the duty of all the officers of the Bureau of Fire Prevention
to exercise jurisdiction over the following:
B.
Propose regulations. The Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
also have the power to propose regulations covering the aforesaid items, which
regulations shall be presented to the Town Board of the Town of Newburgh for
consideration.
C.
Reports of Bureau.
(1)
The annual report of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall
be made on or before the 15th day of January and transmitted to the Supervisor
or Town Board. It shall contain all proceedings under this chapter with such
statistics as the Chief of the Bureau may wish to include therein. The Bureau
of Fire Prevention shall also recommend any amendments to the ordinances or
codes which in its judgment shall be desirable.
(2)
In addition to the annual reports, the Bureau shall file
with the Town Board a report every three (3) months commencing January 15
of each year.
D.
Act as complainants and witnesses. In the absence of
the Fire Inspector or his duly authorized deputy, members of the Bureau of
Fire Prevention may sign and issue orders-to-remedy-violation notices. They
may act as complainants and/or witnesses in proceedings brought on account
of such violations.
E.
Other powers and duties. The Bureau of Fire Prevention
shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are set forth
in other sections of this chapter or other chapters of the Code of the Town
of Newburgh.
