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ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE SPECIFYING THE ADJUSTED TOTAL NUMBER OF
AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AT EACH RANK IN THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT; ADDING ONE CAPTAIN'S POSITION TO THE
TOTAL AUTHORIZED MANPOWER; DELETING ONE DEPUTY CHIEF'S
POSITION FROM THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED MANPOWER; PROVIDING
THE STATEMENT OF INTENT TO DELETE TWO LIEUTENANT'S
POSITIONS AT A LATER DATE FROM THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED
MANPOWER; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT HEREBY KNOWN:
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief has requested the City Council to
readjust and thereafter specify the total authorized number of
positions at each rank in the Fire Department for the remainder
of the 1989-90 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, the City's Appropriation Ordinance 10363, effective
October 1, 1989, for the Fiscal Year 1989-90, the most recent
ordinance concerning the authorized and budgeted positions for
the Fire Department, adjusted the Department's civil service
staffing, as follows:
Deputy Chiefs 7
District Chiefs 17
Captains 81
Lieutenants 102
Engineers 165
Firefighters 345
Total 717
It is recommended that the City Council authorize one
additional civil service Captain's rank and position within the
Department Specifically, that one rank and position of Captain
in the Training Division be added and that said Captain there-
after conduct training programs at Station 31 for new recruits.
This action will better align the functions of the Training
Division; and
WHEREAS, it is further recommended that the City Council
authorize the deletion of one Deputy Chief's rank and position
within the Department Specifically, the position formerly
occupied by Deputy Chief Allison has now become vacant due to his
retirement effective on or about January 1, 1990. Due to
organizational changes being implemented within the Department,
the duties of said position are being redistributed among .other
existing Deputy Chief positions. Therefore, the said Deputy
Chief's position is no longer necessary to achieve the efficient
operations of the Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, in previous communications the City Council has
expressed its intent to "civilianize" certain positions within
the Fire Department, meaning that from time to time, and as nor-
mal attrition from the Department occurred, certain positions
being occupied by civil service personnel would be removed from
the classified service by ordinance so that thereafter said work
duties would be performed by civilian personnel. This intent was
expressed as being in the best interests of the Fire Department
as these particular positions could be staffed by civilian person-
nel because the nature of the work of said positions was not
directly related to fire fighting and suppression and, therefore,
did not necessitate the use of certified firefighters who could
be more efficiently utilized directly in fire fighting and sup-
pression activities; and
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WHEREAS, it is anticipated that due to proposed realignments
in the management structure and organization of the Department
there will soon be two positions, presently occupied by the rank
of Lieutenant, which will be eliminated. It is proposed that two
Lieutenants' positions be deleted from the civil service of the
Department at the next available opportunity and after the
expiration of the current Lieutenant's promotional eligibility
list; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of the Fire Department now requests that
the Council adjust the authorized number of Fire Department civil
service positions into conformity with the proposed changes as
set forth immediately above in order to effect efficient economy
of the operations of the City's municipal services; and
WHEREAS, the specification and authorization of the correct
number of budgeted civil service positions is now a necessity;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That effective February 20, 1990, the following positions
are the only civil service positions authorized in the City of
Fort Worth Fire Department for the remainder of the fiscal year
1989-1990:
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Deputy Chiefs 6*
District Chiefs 17
Captains 82**
Lieutenants 102***
Engineers 165
Firefighters 345
Total 717
*Deletes one Deputy Chief position.
**Increase in one Captain's position.
***Includes one Lieutenant's position intended to be civilianized
and one Lieutenant's position to offset the. additional
Captain's position added in this section, both to be deleted
at a later date.
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of pre-
vious ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
(1986), as amended, except where the provisions of this staffing
ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions of such ordi-
nances and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions of
such ordinances and such Code are hereby repealed.
The "Mayor and Council Commutation" memorandum of Z'20'4 ~
reference No. G' 8~E~1'1 is hereby expressly incorpo-
rated herein by reference for further clarification and explana-
tion of the purpose and intent of the Council in their adoption
of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City
Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and
phrases of this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall
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not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, para-
graphs and sections of this ordinance, since the same would have
been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in
this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sen-
tence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 4.
The City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth is hereby
directed to engross and enroll this ordinance by copying the cap-
tion and effective date in the minutes of the City Council and by
filing the ordinance in the ordinance records of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
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REFERENCE SUBJECT FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING PAGE
NUMBER ADJUSTPIENTS
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance
increasing the authorized positions of Fire Department Captains from 81 to
82, decreasing the number of Deputy Chiefs from 7 to 6, and expressing the
intent to -delete two Lieutenant's positions after the expiration of the
current eligibility list.
DISCUSSION.
Fort Worth Fire Station 31 is assigned the responsibility of training all new
Fire Department recruits in addition to its normal fire station duties and
responsibilities. The station is currently supervised by three Lieutenants,
one per shift. The Lieutenants are supervised by a Captain located at the
Fire Training Division. The Captain is also responsible for general
supervision of the Training Division staff and various special programs. The
inability of the current Captain to devote the needed amount of oversight at
this training station because of these other duties has resulted in many
critical functions or requirements not being met, i.e. training, and records
keeping for State Certifications in such key areas as firefighting levels,
EMS, hazardous and aircraft firefighting and rescue. Further, improvement in
the usual functions of this fire station (continuity of chain of command,
standard operating procedures, and efficient firefighting and EMS operations)
is needed particularly as the area protected grows and Fire Department
response requirements become much more comprehensive. Therefore, the Fire
Department desires to increase the number of authorized Captains by one and
assign the additional Captain's position to Station 31 on a full-time basis.
Effective on or about January 1, 1990, Deputy Chief Jerry Allison retired
from the Fire Department. Due to organizational changes being made within
the command.. structure of the Department, the duties of this position are
being redistri~iited among existing Deputy Chief positions, therefore, the
rank and position is no longer necessary to achieve the efficient operations
of the Department.
At the first opportunity (when a vacancy occurs) after the expiration of the
current Lieutenant's promotional eligibility list, one Lieutenant's position
will be deleted ~in~order to partially offset the increased cost of the
additional Gaptai~n°'~ position. A second Lieutenant's position will be
deleted to offset th~e~ civilian employee who was hired in December, 1989, to
supervise th.~ Fire Department's Facility Maintenance Section. It is
necessary to clearly state the Department's intent to delete these next two
Lieutenant's positions as stated above in this ordinance prior to the
positions becoming vacant. In the interim, salary savings resulting from the
current 40 vacancies in the Fire Department will offset the increased cost of
the new Captain's position.
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DATE REFERENCE
NUMBER SUBJECT FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING PAGE
2-20-90 G-8477 ADJUSTMENTS '~2_ of 2"'
The proposal will change >r
the current authorized strength as follows•
CURRENT AUTHORIZED STAFFING PROPOSED STAFFING
Key Code Classification Total Key Code Classification Total
Y04 Captain 81 Y04 Captain 82
Y11 Deputy Chief 07 Y11 Deputy Chief 06
FINANCING:
Sufficient funds are available in the Fire Department Operations Fund O1,
Account No. 36-30-00.
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APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
FEg 20 1990
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City Secretary of the
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DEPARTMENT HEAD: Chef H.L. McMillen 6801 CITY SECRETARY
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