2020-042 To Appoint an Acting Fire Chief and Acting Deputy Fire Chief and repeal By-Laws 4302 and 3502THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
BY-LAW 2020-042
BEING A BY-LAW to appoint an Acting Fire Chief for the Town of Tillsonburg and
to repeal By-Law 4302, To Appoint the previous Acting Fire Chief, and to appoint
an Acting Deputy Fire Chief for the Town of Tillsonburg and to repeal By-Law
3502, To Appoint a previous Deputy Fire Chief.
WHEREAS the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, S.O. 1997, ch.4, provides that if a
Fire Department is established for the whole or a part of a municipality or for more than
one municipality, the Council of the municipality may appoint a Fire Chief for the Fire
Department who is ultimately responsible for the delivery of fire protection services
within the municipality;
AND WHEREAS the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, S.O. 1997 provides that a
municipality may appoint an officer to enter upon land and into structures at any
reasonable time to inspect the land and structures to determine whether by-laws
enacted in accordance with this section are being complied with;
AND WHEREAS The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tillson burg deems it is
necessary and expedient to appoint an Acting Fire Chief, and that the Acting Fire Chief
is also designated as the Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC) for
the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg;
AND WHEREAS The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg deems it is
necessary and expedient to appoint an Acting Deputy Fire Chief, and that the Acting
Deputy Fire Chief is also designated as the Deputy Community Emergency
Management Coordinator (CEMC) for the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg;
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Tillsonburg as follows:
1. THAT Gord Roesch be and is hereby appointed as an Acting Fire Chief and
Community Emergency Management Coordinator for the Corporation of the
Town of Tillsonburg to carry out the duties and responsibilities as set out in By-
law 3190.
2. THAT Vanessa Devolin be and is hereby appointed as an Acting Deputy Fire
Chief and Deputy Community Emergency Management Coordinator for the
Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg to carry out the duties and responsibilities
as set out in By-law 3190.
3. Any previously enacted By-Laws which are inconsistent with the purpose and
intent of this By-Law are hereby amended/repealed.
4. That By-Law 4302 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
By-Law 2020-042
5. That By-Law 3502 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
6. This By-Law shall come into full force and effect on the day of passing.
READ A FIRST A SECOND TIME THIS 27th day of APRIL, 2020.
ME AND PASSED THIS 27th day of APRIL, 2020.
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