HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 1542 - 10/26/1982 - IL FIRE PROTECTION TRAINING ACTORDINANCE NO. 1542
AN ORDINANCE TO PARTICIPATE UNDER THE ILLINOIS FIRE PROTECTION
TRAINING ACT
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village is desirous of electing to
participate in the programs under the Illinois Fire Protection Training Act,
Public Act 77-1665, as amended; and
WHEREAS, in order for the Village of Elk Grove Village to be eligible
for initial or continued participation in the programs, the law requires that
before an individual may commence regular employment as a firefighter, he must
have been certified by the State Fire Marshal as having successfully completed
an approved Firefighter II training course; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village intends to establish its own
school or to utilize some other school certified by the State Fire Marshal for
the purpose of providing the training required under said Act:
BE IT ORDAINED by the President & Board of Trustees of the Village of
Elk Grove Village:
Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village hereby elects to
participate in the programs provided for in the Illinois Fire Protection Training
Act.
Section 2: Before an individual may commence regular full-time employment
as a Firefighter, he must have been certified by the Illinois State Fire Marshal
as a Firefighter II, as having successfully completed an approved training course
as provided in said Act.
Section 3: The Firefighter II training must be completed by the trainee
within his probationary period of 12 months,except for volunteers, part-time and
paid -on-call personnel.
Section 4: The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners are hereby instructed
and directed to make the necessary amendments to the Personnel Rules, the Manual of
Rules of the Village of Elk Grove Village Fire Department, and Rules of said Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners in order to require that any person appointed to
the Fire Department of the Village of Elk Grove Village shall not become a regular
member of the Fire Department unless and until he shall complete, pursuant to said
Illinois Fire Protection and Training Act, the approved training course within
12 monthsof the date of his initial employment.
PASSED this 26th day of October , 1982.
APPROVED this 26th day of
ATTEST: j
Village Clerk '