HomeMy WebLinkAbout23 198 Appoint Ron Simmons and Matt Cottrill as Interim Acting Fire ChiefTHE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
BY-LAW
NO. 2023 – 198
Being a By-law to appoint Deputy Fire Chief Ron Simmons and Deputy Fire Chief
Matt Cottrill as Interim Acting Fire Chiefs for
The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
Whereas subsection 5(0.1) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act , 1997, as amended,
provides that the council of a municipality may establish, maintain and operate a fire
department for all of any part of the municipality; and
Whereas By-law No. 2020-162 is the By-law to Establish and Regulate a Fire Department
in the Municipality of Kincardine; and
Whereas section 6 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act provides, among other
things, that, if a fire department is established, the council of the municipality, shall appoint
a fire chief for the fire department, who may exercise all of the powers assigned to them
under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act within the territorial limits of the municipality;
and
Whereas section 3.0 of By-law No. 2020-162 provides that the Council of The
Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine shall appoint a Fire Chief and two Deputy
Chiefs: one for Tiverton Station and one for the Kincardine Station; and
Whereas per By-law No. 2020-162 the Deputy Chief means a person appointed by
Council to act on behalf of the Fire Chief either at the Kincardine or Tiverton Station in
their absence; and
Whereas Ron Simmons was appointed as Deputy Chief for the Tiverton Station by By-
law No. 2018-141; and
Whereas Matt Cottrill was appointed as Deputy Chief for the Kincardine Station by By-
law No. 2020-127; and
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine desires to
appoint Interim Acting Fire Chiefs; now therefore be it
Resolved that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine Enacts
as follows:
1. That Ron Simmons and Matt Cottrill be appointed jointly to serve in the role of
Acting Fire Chiefs for the Municipality of Kincardine Fire Department on an interim
basis, effective on December 13, 2023 and ending on the day on which Council
passes a by-law appointing a permanent, full-time Fire Chief for the Municipality of
Kincardine Fire Department.
2. That, while jointly serving in the role of Acting Fire Chief, Ron Simmons and Matt
Cottrill shall continue to carry out their regular duties and responsibilities as Deputy
Fire Chiefs.
3. That Ron Simmons and Matt Cottrill shall continue in their roles as Deputy Fire
Chiefs, notwithstanding the subsequent appointment of a permanent, full-time Fire
Chief for the Municipality of Kincardine Fire Department.
4. That By-law No. 2021-063 be hereby repealed.
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Appoint Ron Simmons and Matt Cottrill as Interim Acting Fire Chief
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5. That this By-law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passing.
6. That By-law may be cited as the “Appoint Ron Simmons and Matt Cottrill as Interim
Acting Fire Chief”.
Read a First and Second Time this 13th day of December, 2023.
Read a Third Time and Finally Passed this 13th day of December, 2023.
Mayor Clerk