West Virginia Statutes
§ 8-15-9 — Establishment and maintenance of paid fire department
West Virginia·Ch. 8 MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS·Art. 15 FIRE FIGHTING; FIRE COMPANIES AND DEPARTMENTS; CIVIL SERVICE FOR PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Any municipality may provide for, establish, equip and maintain a full-time paid fire department. A paid fire department shall be subject to the authority, control and discipline of the administrative authority. For the purposes of this article, the term "paid fire department" shall be taken to mean only a municipal fire department maintained and paid for out of public funds and whose employees are paid on a full-time basis out of public funds. The term shall not be taken to mean a department whose employees are paid nominal salaries or wages or are only paid for services actually rendered on an hourly basis.
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Legislative History
1969 Reg. Sess., SB2; 1968 Reg. Sess., HB324; 1955 Reg. Sess., HB343; 1947 Reg. Sess., SB89
Nearby Sections
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§ 8-1-1
Purpose and short title§ 8-1-2
Definitions of terms§ 8-1-4
How population determined§ 8-1-5a
Municipal Home Rule Program§ 8-10-1
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