§ 10-50. Participation in state fire protection and training act.

(a)

The city hereby elects to participate in the programs provided for in the Illinois Fire Protection and Training Act.

(b)

Before an individual may commence full-time employment as a firefighter, he must have been certified by the state fire marshal as a firefighter II, as having successfully completed an approved training course as provided in such act.

(c)

The firefighter II training must be completed by the trainee within his probationary period of one (1) year, except for volunteers, part-time and paid-on-call personnel.

(d)

The board of fire and police commissioners are hereby instructed and directed to make the necessary amendments to the personnel rules, the manual of rules of the fire department created by this article and the rules of the board of fire and police commissioners in order to require that any person appointed to the fire department of the city shall not become a regular member of the fire department unless and until he shall have completed, pursuant to the Illinois Fire Protection and Training Act, the approved training course within twelve (12) months of the date of his initial employment.

(Ord. No. 38-82, § IV, 10-5-82)