Utah Code 17-28-5. Appointment of county fire department personnel — Volunteers
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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-28-5
- Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:(2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and(2)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
- Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
(3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and(3)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101(1)(a) Except for the chief and deputy chief of a county fire department, all firefighter positions in county fire departments shall be filled by persons appointed from a certified county fire civil service register.(1)(b) County fire civil service registers for employment and promotion shall be prepared by the County Fire Civil Service executive director according to the requirements of this chapter and civil service rules.(2)(2)(a) The chief and the deputy chief of any county fire department may be appointed from either the certified county fire civil service register or from qualified applicants outside of the county civil service system.(2)(b) The positions of chief and deputy chief are exempt from civil service status.(2)(c) A chief or deputy chief who is appointed from the certified county fire civil service register shall be returned to the civil service status that he held before his appointment after his appointment expires or terminates.(3)(3)(a) All persons employed as firefighters, emergency medical technicians, or a combination of firefighter and emergency medical technician, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall be members of the County Fire Civil Service System.(3)(b) Other fire department employees who do not provide firefighter services are not considered subject to this chapter and shall be covered by the countywide merit system.(4)(4)(a) A volunteer firefighter or paid-call firefighter is not subject to this chapter and is not a merit employee subject to the County Fire Civil Service System.(4)(b)(4)(b)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), a volunteer or paid-call firefighter may not work more than 1,040 hours per calendar year.(4)(b)(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(b)(i), a wildland firefighter may work more than 1,040 hours per calendar year if approved by the county legislative body.(4)(b)(iii) For purposes of this Subsection (4)(b), “wildland firefighter” means a seasonally employed firefighter who does not receive the same employment benefits as a full-time employee and who is hired to suppress wildland fires in areas outside of inhabited, urban areas. - Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to: