(a) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Department under the supervision and control of the City Manager;

(b) Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate the division activities of the Department;

(c) Select all Department employees, but all such appointments and the number thereof shall require the prior written approval of the City Manager. The Director of Public Safety evaluates and documents the performance of all subordinate employees, administers the personnel rules of the City to ensure the fair treatment of all employees, administers and documents disciplinary actions, and fires employees with the prior written approval of the City Manager;

(d) Approve Department expenditures in accordance with Chapter 4.15 CCO, Purchasing;

(e) Develop and manage annual budget for the Department in accordance with Chapter 4.15 CCO;

(f) Plan, develop, direct, and evaluate Department programs and services;

(g) Develop, maintain, and review annually, in coordination with the City Manager, Department policies, procedures and guidelines;

(h) Prepare appropriate public safety-related grant applications and administer grants;

(i) Develop and maintain service data and prepare for analysis and reporting to the City Manager and City Council and recommendations for Department funding and planning;

(j) Communicate and maintain coordination with local, tribal, State, Federal governmental agencies and local businesses regarding community public safety issues, programs, and services;

(k) Answer inquiries from citizens concerning public safety programs and services;

(l) To have charge of and operate the City’s holding facility;

(m) Insure the participation of Department personnel in the St. Paul Island Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC);

(n) Cause lives and property to be protected from destructive losses due to fire and/or other catastrophic events;

(o) Assure the overall training, preparedness, and safety of Department personnel and the availability and readiness of appropriate apparatus and equipment;

(p) Cause an investigation for the purpose of assisting in the determination of cause and origin of fires resulting in property damage, injury or death;

(q) Inspect or cause to be inspected, at reasonable hours and upon reasonable notice to the owners or occupants, all buildings and structures and premises which are or are suspected of being in an unsafe or dangerous fire prevention or control condition;

(r) Assure the volunteer members of the fire, emergency medical services, and search and rescue are permitted to organize into a voluntary departmental association, elect their own officers and adopt bylaws. The elected officers shall include a Fire Chief whose powers shall not be limited by the association or the bylaws; and

(s) Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the City Manager and/or described in an approved job description. [Ord. 23-03 § 2 (Att.), 2023; Ord. 21-07 § 2 (Att.), 2021. Code 1979 § 12.01.030.]