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75.120 Board to control fire department and property -- Appointment of fire chief and members of fire department -- Compensation -- Volunteer firemen -- Reduction of personnel.

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75.120 Board to control fire department and property -- Appointment of fire chief and members of fire department -- Compensation -- Volunteer firemen -- <br>Reduction of personnel. (1) The board shall control the fire department or departments within their district and the property and equipment in these departments. (2) The board may appoint a chief of the fire department or departments and all subordinates and the number of members in the fire departments shall be <br>determined by the board in their sole discretion. The board shall, by resolution, fix <br>the salaries of all employees of the fire department, provide for their payment and <br>for the payment of other expenses of the fire protection district. The board may, in <br>their sole discretion, appoint volunteer firemen and fix, by resolution, their <br>compensation, if any, and provide for payment of this compensation. The board may <br>likewise reduce the number of employees of their district so long as their action is <br>not capricious or arbitrary. Effective: February 28, 1956 <br>History: Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 207, sec. 3, effective February 28, 1956.