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ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 20, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF FIRE, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO INCLUDE TRAINING OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL AT NEWARK FIRE ACADEMY, WHICH AUTHORIZES AND ESTABLISHES FEES AND PROCEDURES FOR TRAINING AT THE NEWARK FIRE ACADEMY OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE NEWARK FIRE DIVISION.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, operates a firefighting training academy ("Newark Fire Academy") to train members of the Newark Fire Division; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, also allows members of other Municipal Fire Departments to attend the Newark Fire Academy to receive training in both basic firefighting courses and in certain other specialized firefighting and emergency-response courses; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Director of Public Safety, recommends that fees be established to outside personnel Fire Departments for training received at the Newark Fire Academy in order to recoup the City of Newark's costs associated therewith; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Director of Public Safety, also recommends that certain general protocols and procedures be established for firefighters from other local Fire Departments to enroll in the Newark Fire Academy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
Section 1: Title II, Administration, Chapter 20, Department of Public Safety, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, is hereby amended by the insertion of the following new Article:
NEW SECTION Training of Outside Personnel at Newark Fire Academy
NEW SUB-SECTION Fees for Enrollment in Newark Fire Academy by Outside Personnel
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