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CITY OF HUGO SUMMARY ORDINANCE 2010-443 NOTICE: THIS PUBLISHED MATERIAL IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF HUGO. THE FULL TEXT OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE HUGO CITY HALL DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. TITLE: An ordinance amending Hugo City Code, CHAPTER 34, FIRE PREVEN- TION AND PROTECTION, to add the following: SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE: Chapter 34 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION Sec. 34-1. Administration (a) Establishment of Fire Department. Provides an outline of what the fire department employees consist of and the hiring process of the City Council. (kp) Duties of fire chief. Provides an outline of the general duties and responsibilities of the fire chief. (c) Powers of fire chief. Provides information on the powers of the fire chief in reference to measures taken to prevent and extinguish fires. (d) Records maintained by chief. States that the fire chief shall complete records of all fires in a specific way. (e) Training sessions and drills required. States that the chief to hold at least one monthly practice drill or school of at least one hour's duration for the fire department, and to give the firefighters instruction in approved methods of firefighting and fire prevention. (f) Authority in absence of chief. States that the ranking of- ficer shall in the absence of the chief perform all the functions and exer- cise all the authority of the chief. (g) Member requirements. Provides information on the re- quirements to be a member of the fire department. (h) Pay scale. Provides information on how volunteer members of the fire department are compensated for work. (i) Firefighters' relief association. States that the members and officers of the fire department shall organize themselves into a fire- fighters' relief association. (j) Police power. States that the members and officers of the fire department shall have police power during a fire or emergency or when responding to or returning from an alarm of fire or emergency. Sec. 34-2. Permit required for fireworks display. States that no person, without securing a permit, shall make a public display of fireworks. Sec 34-3. Open burning (a) Adoption of state law by reference. States that Minnesota State Law, Chapter 88, is hereby adopted by reference. (b) City may be more restrictive than state law. States that the City Council can impose additional restrictions on open burning as it refers to state laws. (c) Purpose. States the purpose of this ordinance is to regulate open burning within the City of Hugo, to protect the public health, safety and welfare. (d) Definitions. Provides definitions that relate to the Fire Protection and Prevention Ordinance. (e) Prohibited burning. States that no person shall conduct, cause or permit the open burning of prohibited items as outlined in the ordinance, such as, but not limited to, oils, petroleum fuels, rubber, plastic, hazard- ous waste, leaves or grass clippings, and recreational fires conducted between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. (f) Open burning prohibited except by permit. States that no person shall start or allow any open burning on any property in the city without first having obtained an open burning permit, unless they meet certain conditions. (g) Permitted open burning. States that under special or ex- traordinary circumstances, open burning permits may be issued by the city or by a DNR forestry official, such as, but not limited to ground thaw- ing for utility repair and construction, running fires, disposal of diseased trees generated on-site, and fire training permits. (h) Permit process, application, and fees. Outlines the application process for an open burning permit. (i) Permit holder responsibility. Outlines the responsibilities for the open burning permit holder that they will be held liable for. (j) Revocation of permit. States that an open burning permit is sub- ject to revocation at the discretion of a DNR officer or the designated fire official. Reasons for revocation include but are not limited to: a fire hazard existing or developing during the course of the burn; any per- mit conditions being violated during the course of the burn; pollution or nuisance conditions developing during the course of the burn; or a fire smoldering with no flame, or attendant, present. (k) Burning ban or air quality alert. States that the designated fire official is authorized to determine when conditions make open burning potentially hazardous and declare a burning ban within the city. Sec 34-4. Penalties. Provides an outline of the penalties for any viola- tion of the ordinance. Provides the process for appealing the imposition of a penalty issued pursuant to the ordinance. Sec 34-5. Severability. States that if any provision of this ordinance is found to be invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected. Please note this title and summary of this Ordinance clearly informs the public of the intent and affect of the Ordinance and conforms to Minn. Stat. § 412.191. This Ordinance shall be effective the date that it is published. Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hugo this 15th day of March, 2010. APPROVED: Fran Miron, Mayor ATTEST: Michele Lindau, City Clerk Published one time in The Citizen on March 31, 2010