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Amending Title 21 "Miscellaneous", by adding a new Chapter 21-2700, entitled "Firefighters and Fire Service Paramedics Bill of Rights," that adopts minimum standards to protect the rights of uniformed fire personnel including but not limited to Firefighters and Fire Service Paramedics, beyond departmental procedures, in order to ensure equality and fairness of treatment among such personnel; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. A new Chapter 21-2700 is added, to read as follows:
TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS.
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CHAPTER 21-2700. FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE SERVICE PARAMEDICS BILL OF RIGHTS.
§21-2701. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as Firefighter and Fire Service Paramedic Bill of Rights Act.
§21-2702. Legislative intent. The City Council recognizes the need for minimum standards to protect the rights of uniformed Fire Department personnel beyond departmental procedures, in order to ensure safety, equality and fairness of treatment among such personnel.
§ 21-2703. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Interrogation." The questioning of a uniformed fire department member accused in a complaint of malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance, or violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, or directive, which may result in dismissal, demotion, suspension, reduction in salary, written reprimand or transfer for punitive purposes.
(2) "Investigation." An action taken to determine whether a uniformed fire department member has engaged in malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance, or has violated a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, or directive, which may include:
(a) asking questions of uniformed fire department members or other persons as part of an investigatory interview;
(b) conducting obse...
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