Sec. 441. Fire departments—Control and supervision.
The Fire Department of the City shall be under the control
of the City Council. All drivers, enginemen and other persons
in the employ of the Fire Department shall be elected
by the Fire Company at its annual August meeting and such
election shall be forthwith reported to the City Council together
with the salaries to be paid, for confirmation or rejection
at its September meeting. In event the Council rejects any or all
of the persons so elected, said Council shall at once proceed to
elect. In event of a vacancy the Mayor shall fill the same by appointment,
the appointee to serve until the next regular meeting
of the Fire Company when said Company shall elect a person to
fill such vacancy and present his name to the Council for confirmation
or rejection as above.
