City of Nevada Announces Opening for Director of Public Safety
The City of Nevada is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to be our next Director of Public Safety. Under administrative direction
The Public Safety Department receives calls frequently asking about open fires. Not every fire throughout the year is an illegal fire. In fact, recreational fires are permitted year-round. Who doesn’t like having a few friends over to sit around the fire pit with a good natural fire? The first picture below is an example of a recreational fire. Open burning of yard waste — dry leaves, small branches — can only take place Oct. 1-Nov. 20 and April 1-May 15. Burning leaves in a fire pit does not constitute recreational burning. Only cut firewood can be used for recreational fires in a contained pit or device made for small fires. The second picture below is NOT a recreational fire. More burning information can be found in the City Code, available below.
ORDINANCE NO. 844 (2002/2003)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING, CHAPTER 105 (SOLID WASTE CONTROL), SECTION 5 (OPEN BURNING RESTRICTED) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEVADA, IOWA, BY DELETING SECTION 5 (OPEN BURNING RESTRICTED) IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACING WITH NEW SECTION 5 (OPEN BURNING RESTRICTED) TO RESTRICT OPEN BURNING PERIODS
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Nevada, Iowa, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 105 (Solid Waste Control), Section 5 (Open Burning Restricted) is deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
105.5 OPEN BURNING RESTRICTED. No person shall, without permission of the Fire Chief, cause or permit open burning of combustible materials, except for the following:
SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, provision of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Ray Reynolds oversees the Nevada Fire Department and serves as a sworn peace officer within the Nevada Public Safety Department. He began his career in public service in 1987. He formerly served with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, is a 22-year veteran with the Iowa Army National Guard and has been with the City of Nevada since 2014.
Ricardo Martinez II became a Police Officer in February 1985 with the Clinton Police Department serving in a variety of assignments until leaving in August 2004. He then started with the Nevada Police Department as Police Sergeant and was appointed Chief of Police in October 2011. In October 2013, he was appointed the Public Safety Director and retained the Chief of Police duties.
As a believer in community-oriented policing, Martinez has been involved with issues dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault, child welfare. This includes duties as a School Resource Officer, Domestic Assault Response Team, Sexual Assault Response Team, and a former foster parent.
Martinez joined the Marine Corps after graduating high school. He later graduated from Mt. St. Clare College with a degree in General Social Science.
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City of Nevada Announces Opening for Director of Public Safety
The City of Nevada is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to be our next Director of Public Safety. Under administrative direction
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