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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1960-051COUNTY OF HAWAII - STATE OF HAWAII ORDINANCE N0. ~],_ TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A DEPARTMENT IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, Ta BE KNOWN AS THE HAWAII VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, FOR COMPENSATION, AND FOR BENEFITS FOR INJURIES AND DEATH ARISING OUT OF VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: Section 1. Creation of Organization. There is hereby created and established for and within the County of Hawaii a department to be Ynown as the Hawaii Volunteer Fire Depart- ment to train volunteers in the prevention of fires and to aid in the control of fires. The department shall have its principal office in the Hilo Fire Station. Section 2. Head. The Chief Engineer of the Hawaii Fire Department, County of Hawaii, shall be the Head of said department. The Head shall be vested with the management and control of the affairs, personnel and property of the depart- ment, subject to the general authority and control of the Board of Supervisors. He shall, with the consent and approval of the Board of Supervisors make expenditures of moneys appropriated by the Board for the Department. He shall not contract any debt on behalf of the department, nor dispose of any property belonging to the same without the consent of the Board. He shall make periodic reports to the Board concerning the affairs and activities of the department. In addition thereto, he shall perform and discharge such other duties as may be assigned to him by this ordinance or by the Board of Supervisors. Section 3. Other Personnel. The Board of Supervisors may provide for the appointment of such other personnel as it may deem necessary to carry out the intents and purposes of this ordinance, and all such appointees shall be paid such monthly salaries as may be fixed in accordance with the provisions of the Classification laws. Section 4. Volunteer Personnel. The table of organiza- tion of the Department shall be patterned as closely ae is practicable to that of the Hawaii Fire Department. The Head shall appoint, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, such volunteer personnel as he may deem necessary to fill the membership of the Department. The qualifications for member- ship shall be as prescribed by the rules and regulations governing the conduct of the Department. These rules and regulations shall be formulated by t:he Head and shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors for its approval. Section 5. Travel allowances for volunteer personnel. All volunteer personnel residing in a district other than the district where a fire occurs and who are duly authorized i o.a. rzo. -' ' ----------------- File 2i o. -----------'------------ bl. 8. 1 ~ u....-'-'-' -----'-"----'-'-- j>ate:.._._.__-._.-_-_.-_..--.---._ to participate and aid in the control of said fire or fires shall be paid traveling expenses at the rate of twenty cents for each mile actually and necessarily travelled, in going only. Section 6. Coordination of Activities. In the event of afire occurring at any place within the County of Hawaii, the Head shall place the personnel of this department under the direction and control of the Hawaii Fire Department, County of Hawaii which may utilize the service of the personnel of the department to the fullest extent to aid in bringing such fire under control and to perform such other duties as may be necessary to provide for the maximum safety of the inhabitants of the area threatened by such conflagration. Section 7. Cooperative use of fire fighting apparatus and facilities. Such fire fighting apparatus and facilities of the Hawaii Fire Department, County of Hawaii, necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance shall be made available to the Volunteer Fire Department when the Chief Engineer, Hawaii Fire Department, County of Hawaii, is satisfied that the efficiency of his department is not seriously impaired thereby. Section 8. Benefits. All persons who are members of the Hawaii Volunteer Fire Department while engaged in the training of and in the performance of volunteer fire fighting shall be entitled to benefits as provided by this ordinance. Section 9. Extent of Coverage. In case of injury or death arising out of and in the performance of volunteer fire fighting or training, all persons included in Section 8 of this ordinance shall be entitled to benefits as prescribed by Chapter 97, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1955, as amended. No person shall be excluded from receiving such benefits by reason of being an elected official, employer or having an occupation which is excluded from coverage under said Chapter 97, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1955, as amended. Section lU. Computation of Wages. For the purposes of such benefits, average weekly wages or earnings shall be computed from the usual employment or occupation. of such person upon the basis set forth in Chapter 97, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1955, Section 97-30, or upon the basis of earnings at the rate of $20.00 per week whichever is most favorable to the claimant or claimants. Section 11. Other Volunteers. All other persons not members of the Hawaii Volunteer Fire Department who volunteer their services at fires and whose services aze accepted by authorized persons and whose injuries or death arise out of and in the performance of volunteer fire fighting shall be paid their reasonable hospital and medical expenses as authorized by Section 97-120, Revised Laws of Hawaii 1955, and funeral expenses not to exceed $900.00. Authorized persons as used in this section shall mean such persons in the Hawaii Fire Department or Hawaii Volunteer Fire Depart- ment who are supervising or directing the fire fighting operations. -2- pid. No. ------~--/------'----- File 20. ---------'------'--'--- Date: Section 12. Validity. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining portions thereof or of the portion concerned to any other persons or circum- stances shall not be affected. -~- o.a. try..--- ~~ - - File 270..---------- _ ---_ M. II. t{o• ---...- - - - --• Date: _....