§ 62.186. Appointment of members.  


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  • (a)

    All certified personnel employed within the fire department shall be appointed in the manner as provided in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 143. Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to include the fire chief who performs as the head of the department within the appointment procedures, other than those provided in this chapter and V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 143.013.

    (b)

    There shall be as many members of the fire department as the city council shall deem fit and proper and as authorized pursuant to section 2.373 dealing with police and fire civil service.

(Code 1970, § 21-46)