HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-4-5478ORDINANCE NO. 96-4-._�Z79
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 12-46, DIVISION 2, OF
CHAPTER 12, FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Sec. 12-46, "Qualifications of
trainees, of Division 2, "Training Program for Firemen", of
p Chapter 12, "Fire Prevention and Protection", of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Sec. 12-46. Qualifications of trainees.
No person shall be employed as an applicant -candidate
for employment as a fireman in the fire department who does not
possess the following qualifications and comply with the
following requirements:
(1) They must be able to read, write and understand
the English language and must be a high school
graduate or hold a certificate of high school
equivalence issued on the basis of a successful
completion of the General Educational
Development Test administered and approved under
the supervision of the United States Armed
Forces Institute, or a recognized institute of
higher learning, or the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.
(2 ) They must be at least twenty-one
( 21) years of age.
(3) They must be a person of sobriety and integrity
who at all times have been an orderly law
abiding citizen.
(4) They must be able to identify the colors of red,
green and yellow.
(5) They must have standard visual acuity, without
correction, not less than 20/40 in one eye, and
20/100 in the other eye; and with correction,
not less than 20/20 in one eye, and 20/40 in the
other eye.
(6) They must have a valid driver's license."
"The Firefighter Candidate Recruit Qualifications and
Selection Procedure Manual, a copy of which is on file with the
City Clerk, shall be a part of this Code of Ordinances to the
same effect as if set out in full herein."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be read on two
p separate days and will become effective upon summary
publication pursuant to Chapter 424.
ATTEST:
ity Clerk
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Introduced by the Board of Commissioners March 26, 1996
Adopted by the Board of Commissioner April 9, 1996
Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk, April 9, 1996
Published by The Paducah Sun
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