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$ECTION 4 THE CHIEF SHALL COMMAND THE DEPARTMENT AT ALL FIRES, FIRE DRILLS, AND ANY OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNCTION, AND SHALL ISSUE SUCH ORDERS AS MAY BE NECESSARY. IN THE EVENT OF THE ABSENCE OF THE CHIEF, THE FIRST AND SECOND ASSISTANT CHIEFS SHALL COMMAND IN PROPER ORDER. IN THE EVENT THE FIRE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS ARE ABSENT THE CAPTAINS SHALL BE IN COMMAND, WITH AUTHORITY GRANTED IN THE ORDER CAPTAINS ARE ELECTED. THIS CHAIN OF COMMAND SHALL APPLY AT ALL FIRE INCIDENCES OR AT ANY FUNCTION OF THE DEPARTMENT. $ECTION 5 THE CHIEF SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL DEPARTMENT MEETINGS, APPOINT ALL COMMITTEES UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED, SIGN ALL ORDERS ON THE TREASURER FOR SUCH MONIES AS MAY BE PAID AND CALL SPECIAL MEETINGS WHEN NECESSARY. HE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO VOTE EXCEPT TO BREAK A TIE VOTE DURING ANY DEPARTMENT MEETING IF THE OCCASION OCCURS. THE FIRE CHIEF SHALL RECEIVE ANNUAL COMPENSATION THAT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE VOTING MEMBERS. $ECTION E THE ASSISTANT CHIEFS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN ALL DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS. DUE TO THE SIZE, SCOPE, AND COMPLEXITY OF THESE TASKS, THE ASSISTANT CHIEFS AT THEIR DISCRETION, MAY DELEGATE MAINTENANCE DUTIES TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OR CONTRACT WITH OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR SERVICE OR REPAIRS. THE ASSISTANT CHIEFS SHALL ORGANIZE AND OVERSEE ALL DEPARTMENT TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ASSISTANT CHIEFS MAY AT THEIR DISCRETION UTILIZE QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OR INSTRUCTORS FROM AN OUTSIDE SOURCE TO ORGANIZE OR IMPLEMENT TRAINING DRILLS. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH ELECTED TERM THE CHIEF MAY APPOINT EACH ASSISTANT CHIEF TO ONE OF THESE TASKS SPECIFICALLY OR TO WORK COOPERATIVELY ON THEM DEPENDING ON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. THE ASSISTANT CHIEFS SHALL RECEIVE ANNUAL COMPENSATION THAT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE VOTING DEPARTMENT. SECTION 7 THE THREE CAPTAINS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS SHALL BE IN COMMAND OF ANY FIRE, TRAINING DRILL, OR ANY MEETING, IN THE EVENT OF THE ABSENCE OF THE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS. THEY SHALL BE IN COMMAND ACCORDING TO THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE ELECTED. THEY SHALL ALSO WORK WITH ANY NEW MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO ACQUAINT THE MEMBER WITH THE OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. --• � --�.