7-33-4123. Authority to suspend firefighters. (1) The mayor or manager may suspend the chief and assistant or any firefighter of the fire department for neglect of duty or a violation of any of the rules of the fire department.
(2) The chief of the fire department may suspend the assistant chief of the fire department or any firefighter for like cause.
(3) The assistant chief of the fire department may suspend any firefighter for a like cause.
History: En. Sec. 3, p. 74, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3328, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5111, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5111, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Secs. 3 and 4, Ch. 151, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1903(part).
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments
7-33-4101. Fire protection services
7-33-4102. Applicability of part
7-33-4103. Composition of fire department
7-33-4104. Duties of chief and assistant chief of fire department
7-33-4105. Appointment of chief engineer of fire department
7-33-4106. Appointment of firefighters
7-33-4107. Qualifications of firefighters
7-33-4108. Physical examination
7-33-4110. Volunteer companies not affected
7-33-4112. Mutual aid agreements -- request if no agreement exists -- definitions
7-33-4113. Personnel of fire department not considered municipal officers
7-33-4116. through 7-33-4120 reserved
7-33-4121. Rules governing employment in fire departments
7-33-4122. Term of appointment of firefighters -- probationary period
7-33-4123. Authority to suspend firefighters
7-33-4124. Suspension procedure
7-33-4125. Reduction and subsequent increase in number of firefighters based on seniority
7-33-4127. Compensation of fire department personnel
7-33-4128. Minimum wages of firefighters in cities of first and second class
7-33-4130. Group insurance for firefighters -- funding
7-33-4131. Firefighter's rights in event of city-county consolidation
7-33-4133. Payment of partial salary to firefighter injured in performance of duty