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ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-2.3 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, REGARDING MINIMUM JOB QUALIFICATIONS FOR DEPUTY FIRE CHIEFS.
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The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 2-2.3 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
Sec. 2-2.3. Qualifications of the deputy fire chief.
(a) Education and experience requirements:
(1) At the time of appointment must be a classified uniformed employee in the Duluth fire department;
(2). A bachelor’s degree in a fire, leadership, or management related field;
(3) Ten years of experience with the Duluth Fire Department. A fire, leadership, or management related bachelor’s degree may be a substitute for one-year experience; a master’s degree may be substituted for two years of experience;
(b) Knowledge and skill requirements:
(1) Extensive knowledge of modern firefighting methods, apparatus, equipment and fire hazards;
(2) Extensive knowledge of fire laws, codes, and ordinances;
(3) Knowledge of accepted public administration, personnel, supervisory, and fiscal, and emergency management principles and practices;
(4) Knowledge of program analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation principles and practices;
(c) Ability requirements:
(1) Ability to evaluate and analyze operations and procedures;
(2) Ability to interpret and analyze data and statistics;
(3) Ability to develop, organize and present ideas and recommendations clearly and concisely in written and oral forms;
(4) Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, staff members and city administrators;
(5) Ability to assign, supervise and evaluate the training and work of subordinates;
(6) Ability to perform sedentary work (defined as lifting ten pounds and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as dockets and ledgers).
(7) Ability to respond to emergency scenes wearing appropriate personal protective equipment in order to fill a command role in support of incident command.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance raises the minimum qualifications for Deputy Fire Chief.