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Here’s The Scoop …. Commissioner Mark Brown Seat 3 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea … Updated … Final Tally … Brown Wins Every Precinct! ..

Here’s The Scoop … Today’s The Day …Election Day 2012 For Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Seat 3 …

Here’s The Scoop … Scene & Heard Around Town One Day Before The 2012 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Nonpartisan Municipal Election For Commission Seat 3 …. Final Preparations …

Here’s The Scoop ….The CIC-PAC Decides To Clarify Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Candidate Edmund Malkoon’s “Endorsement” In The 2012 Race…. It’s Called Circling The Wagons …Covering Your Bases … Saving Face? …

Here’s The Scoop …. 48 Hours Before The January 31 2012 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Nonpartisan Municipal Election For Commission Seat 3 …

Here’s The Scoop … Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Candidate For Seat 3 Edmund Malkoon Turns Out To Be His Own “Troublemaker” In This Election …/ The Final Candidate Treasurerer Reports Due Before the January 31st Election ….

Here’s The Scoop ..Lauderdale-By-The-Sea & CIC Endorsed Candidate For Seat 3 Edmund Malkoon Is Taking “A Wait And See Approach” On Violating Fl. Election Rules While His Campaign Cohort Cindy Geesey Disses LBTS Democrats In Sentinel Interview !!!!…

Here’s The Scoop … Candidate Malkoon Starts Early Delivering For A Vote And A Strange Need Of Sympathetic Support 6 Days Out From Election Day …

Here’s The Scoop … Preparation And Presentation Vs. None Whatsoever When It Comes To Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Candidate For Seat 3 Mark Brown Vs. Edmund Malkoon …

Here’s The Scoop…The VFD…The Manager’s Role…Ordinance 2004-16

ORDINANCE 2004-16…SEC 8-21…. Created; Composition/SEC 8-22….CHIEF/ SEC 8-23….SUSPENSION…

BCbythesea…the Town Manager does have the ability to control the LBTS- VFD…..if she so wishes…

please note:…SEC 8-21…subsection (4) ….any combination of subsections…(1)…(2)…and (3)…

ARTICLE II. FIRE DEPARTMENT*

(From the Town site…Muni-codes…. Fire prevention and protection chapter 8)..http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=14431&sid=9
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*Editor’s note: Ord. No. 2004-16, § 2, adopted Oct. 26, 2004, substantially amended former Art. III, Divs. 1–3, to read as herein set out. Former Art. III pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Sp. Acts 1951, Ch. 27675; the Code of 1962; Ord. No. 334, §§ 1–8, 4-28-92.
Cross references: Departments, § 2-31 et seq.; officers and employees, § 2-61 et seq.; Volunteer Firefighters’ Pension Plan, § 2-136 et seq.
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Sec. 8-21. Created; composition.
A Fire Department for the Town as hereby created and established. The Town Manager shall operate the department by:
(1) Providing personnel employed by or assigned by the Town Manager;
(2) Contracting with other governmental or private entities;
(3) Contracting with a not-for-profit organization which will provide volunteer personnel for fire suppression activities; or
(4) Any combination of subsections (1), (2), and (3).
(Ord. No. 2004-16, § 2, 10-26-04)


Sec. 8-22. Chief.
The Town Manager shall hire or contract for the services of a Fire Chief, whose duties shall be set forth in either a professional services agreement between the Fire Chief and the Town Manager, or through a contract with a governmental entity, a private entity or a not-for-profit organization.
(Ord. No. 2004-16, § 2, 10-26-04)


Sec. 8-23. Suspension.
All members of the Fire Department, including the Fire Chief, are subject to suspension or discharge because of incompetency, general inefficiency, neglect of duty, immorality, drunkenness, failure to obey orders given by proper authority, or for any other just or reasonable cause, in the manner provided for by Town personnel rules or the provision of contract, whichever is applicable.
(Ord. No. 2004-16, § 2, 10-26-04)


Sec. 8-24. Equipment inventory; inspection of water system.
(a) The Town Manager, in his/her discretion, may request funding for fire protection equipment sufficient to protect the public health and welfare in the Town Manager’s annual budget request.
(b) The Town Manager shall administer or contract for an inspection program to ensure that the Town’s water system is functionally sound and sufficient to support fire suppression services in the Town.
(Ord. No. 2004-16, § 2, 10-26-04)


Sec. 8-25. Town employees as active members.
All Town employees, who are active members of a not-for-profit organization that provides volunteer personnel for fire suppression services within the Town, during Town working hours, are relieved of their responsibilities as a Town employee during such time as they are responding to an incident.
(Ord. No. 2004-16, § 2, 10-26-04)
Secs. 8-26–8-45. Reserved.
more to come….

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  1. This is why there is a conflict of interest with having a Commission member who is also an employee of a contracted company to the municipality. Regardless of compensation or not, you will still make decisions that will benefit your agenda. Fulfillment of the agenda can compensate people far more than any money ever will.

    Comment by SCFFEMT-P — November 4, 2008 @ 1:57 pm

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