HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-08-8589ORDINANCE NO. 2019-8-8589
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2
OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah's Fire Department is understaffed;
WHEREAS, as a matter of public safety, the Fire Department requires additional
firefighting personnel to ensure expeditious response to emergencies within City limits;
WHEREAS, by lowering the age qualification, the City hopes to attract additional
applicants and hire additional firefighters sufficient to meet the City's needs;
WHEREAS, Chapter 2 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances must be amended to lower
the age qualification for firefighters in the Paducah Fire Department.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky, hereby amends Chapter 2 of the
Paducah Code of Ordinances as follows:
Sec. 2-315. — Firefighter training and qualifications; appointee probationary period.
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(b) Qualifications for employment. No person shall be employed as an appointee for
employment as a firefighter 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 state.
(2) They must be at least [twenty ma] nineteen (19) years of age.
(3) They must be a person of sobriety and integrity who at all times has 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 to the same effect as if set out in full herein.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and become effective
upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
Brandi Harless, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lindsay Paritjity Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, August 13, 2019
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, August 27, 2019
Recorded by the City Clerk, August 27, 2019
Published by The Paducah Sun, August 30, 2019
ORD\2-315 Amend Firefighter Minimum Age
Ordinance prepared by Stacey Blankenship
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