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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; DELETING TWO CAPTAINS' POSITIONS FROM
THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED MANPOWER; PROVIDING THE STATEMENT
OF INTENT TO DELETE TWENTY-EIGHT MORE POSITIONS OF
VARIOUS RANKS FROM THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED MANPOWER AT A
LATER DATE; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE; PRO-
VIDING 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
civil service positions at each rank in the Fire Department for
the remainder of the 1989-90 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, 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 6
District Chiefs 17
Captains 80
Lieutenants 102
Engineers 165
Firefighters 345
Total 715
WHEREAS, it is now recommended that the City Council autho-
rite the immediate deletion of two (2} Captains' positions from
the total within the Department Specifically, there are pres-
ently two vacant Captains' positions and there is no current
promotional eligibility list in effect regarding said vacancies.
Due to organizational changes being implemented within the
Department, the duties of said positions are being redistributed
among other existing Captain positions. Therefore, the said two
Captain positions are no longer necessary to achieve the effi-
cient operations of the Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, in previous communications, as well as in Ordinance
No. 10640 (M&C G-8733 of July 17, 1990), the City Manager's
office and the Fire Chief expressed the intent to reorganize
certain positions within the Fire Department, meaning that from
time to time, and as normal attrition from the Department
occurred, certain positions being occupied by civil service per-
sonnel would be removed from the classified service by ordinance
while at the same time the Department would maintain efficient
operations by redistributing those duties to other personnel.
This intent was expressed as being in the best interests of the
Fire Department and the City of Fort Worth in providing the
citizens of Fort Worth the most efficient fire protection
possible at the lowest expense necessary. Therefore, it is now
recommended that the City Council express in more specific terms
in this ordinance the intent and prior notice to delete and
abolish an additional twenty-eight (28) civil service positions
between the effective date of this ordinance up through or by
March 31, 1991. It is further recommended that this intent be
clearly expressed so as to negate any expectancy for promotion
into said positions which will be deleted as vacancies occur; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that due to proposed realignments
in the management structure and organization of the Department
there will be positions presently occupied by the ranks from
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Engineer up through Captain which will be deleted. It is pro-
posed that said positions be deleted from the civil service of
the Department from time to time as vacancies occur, primarily
from normal attrition from the Department; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of the Fire Department now requests that
the Council adjust the authorized number of Fire Department civil
serve 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 by ordinance of
the correct number of authorized civil service positions is a
statutory requirement; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That effective , the following positions
are the only civil service positions authorized in the City of
Fort Worth Fire Department until a subsequent ordinance is
enacted to modify said authorized positions:
Deputy Chiefs 6
District Chiefs 17
Captains 78*
Lieutenants 102
Engineers 165
Firefighters 345
Total 713
*Deletes two Captains' positions.
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SECTION 2.
That as the following positions become vacant through normal
attrition from the Department, or as said positions become no
longer a necessity due to reorganization of the Department, these
shall be deleted and abolished from the total authorized manpower
of the Department:
Captains
Lieutenants
Engineers
Firefighters
Total
SECTION 3.
To Be Deleted
2
4
4
18
28
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 Communication" memorandum of O~P~' ZJ
/g ~V reference No. G•~~ , 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 4.
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,
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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
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,
sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 5.
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 6.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City/P~ttorney
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DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT DELETION OF TWO CAPTAIN POSITIONS
NUMBER
F,RE ADPAINIS'1'RA;IOf a, FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ~ of 1 .__
l0-2-90 **G-8844
LA.r"~ RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance to imme-
diately decrease the total number of authorized Fire Department Captain posi-
tions from eighty (80) to seventy-eight (78).
DISCUSSION:
The Fire Department's FY 90-91 budget includes a reduction of thirty (30)
Civil Service positions of various ranks, seventeen of which would be elimi-
nated October 1, 1990, and thirteen to be deleted during the first quarter
of the fiscal year through normal attrition. There are currently two Fire
Captain vacancies in the Fire Department with no Civil Service eligibility
list in effect for the positions.
On July 17, 1990, City Council approved M&C G-8733 adopting an ordinance
(Ordinance No. 10640) deleting two Captain positions that were vacant at
~' that time and stating the Fire Department's intent to delete the thirty (30)
additional Civil Service positions. Such intent was declared so as to
negate any employee expectancy for promotion into the positions as they
become vacant.
Deletion of the two Captain positions now will change the current authorized
strength as follows:
Current Authorized Staffing Proposed Staffing
Key Code Classification Total K o Classification Total
Y04 Captain 80 Y04 Captain 78
FINANCING•
Salary savings of approximately $7,000 plus unscheduled employee benefit
costs will be realized from the time the vacancies occurred through Septem-
ber 30, 1990 through deletion of these two positions.
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APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
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City Secretary. oB t~
City of For! Wort
SUBMITTED FOR iHt
CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL. PROCESSED BY
OFFICE BY gob Terrell 6143 ^ APPROVED
ORIGINATING ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
DEPARTMENT HEAD• Chief H.L. McMillen 6$D1 CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Adopted Ordinance No. ~~~~
CONTACT Chief H L. McMi 11 en 6801 r DATE