§ 22-13 — Fire Chief; Deputies

22-13. Fire Chief; Deputies.

1. Effective May 1, 1928, the position of first assistant engineer of the fire department of the city of Milwaukee be and hereby is abolished. 2. Effective May 1, 1928, there are hereby created two positions in the fire department of said city, each to be known as deputy chief engineer. 3. All appointments of deputy chief engineers, whether original or to fill a vacancy, shall be made by the chief engineer of the fire department, with the approval of the board of fire and police commissioners. 4. They shall be subject to suspension or removal in accordance with the laws and ordinances which may be applicable to the case of other members of the fire department at the time of such suspension or removal. 5. During the absence or disability of the chief engineer, or during a vacancy in that office, the deputy chief engineers shall in the order of their rank, have full power and authority and it shall be their duty to do all the acts required by law to be done by the chief engineer or imposed upon him or her by law or the ordinances of the city, and shall be subject to the same liabilities and penalties. This provision shall have reference to those duties which are required by law to be done by the chief engineer including ministerial acts only and the chief engineer shall have authority to assign any of the other duties of the department as he or she sees fit. 6. The rank of said deputy chief engineers shall be determined by the order in which their names are submitted by the chief engineer to the board of fire and police commissioners for approval. (HISTORY: S. 1 thru 6, Ch. Ord. 26, Jan. 30, 1928. 22-13-5 Am. File #221377, May 13, 2025; eff. July 12, 2025.)