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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 PREVENTION 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. (b) 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 officer shall in the absence of the chief perform all the functions and exercise all the authority of the chief. (g) Member requirements. Provides information on the requirements to be a member of the fire department. (h) Pay scale. Provides information on how volunteer members of the lire department are compensated for work. (i) Firefighters's relief association. States that the members and officers of the fire department shall organize themselves into a firefighters's relief association. 0) Police power. States that the members and officers of the fire department shall have