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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6478 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF FIREMEN IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH; PRESCRIB- ING THE POSITIONS IN SAID CLASSIFICATION; MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES CLASSIFYING FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL; REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES INSOFAR AS SAME ARE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. There are hereby created and confirmed the following classifications of Firemen of the City of Fort Worth and the vesting of certain authority in the "Fire Chief." A. "Fire Chief" who shall not be under civil service protection and shall be appointed by the Chief Executive of the City of Fort Worth and confirmed by the City Council. B. "Deputy Fire Chief" which classification shall be the same as the present classi- fication known as Deputy Chief for Fire Prevention. C. "Fire District Chief" D. "Fire Captain" E. "Fire Lieutenant" F. "Fire Driver" G. "Fire Private" The classifications under B, C, D, E, F, and G shall be under civil service protection and subject to the Fire and Policemen's Civil Service Statute, Article 1269m of the f i Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, and the ordi- nances of the City of Fort Worth. The Fire Chief shall have authority to fix and deter- mine the specific duties of those classified under B, C, D, E, F, and G described hereinabove. The City Council by ordinance from time to time shall fix and determine the number of positions in each classifi- cation, with the exception of "Fire Chief." SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall repeal every prior ordi- nance and provision of the Fort Worth City Code in conflict herewith but only insofar as the portion of such prior ordinance or provision shall be in conflict, and as to all other ordinances and provisions of the Fort Worth City Code not in direct conflict herewith, this ordinance shall and is hereby made cumulative. SECTION 3. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Code are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Code shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the re- maining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sec- tions of this Code, since the same would have been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation in this Code - 2 - of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL - 3 - pity of fort Worth, ;hexa . " "• Mayor and Council Communicati®n 9 DATE REFEREMCE SUBJECT: Ordinance Providing for PAGE 4/19/71 NUMBER NiMea G-1729 Classification of Firemen Iof 2 J Fire Department Reorganization On February 22, 1971, the City Council approved plans outlined in M&C G-1711 for a reorganization of the Fort Worth Fire Department. - The proposed reorgani- zation provided for the department to be comprised of three bureaus (instead of the five divisions which previously existed), each to be headed by a Deputy Fire Chief reporting directly to the Fire Chief, and entitled Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention and Fire Services. It is the opinion of the Fire Chief and the administrative staff that the proposed organization would improve coordina- tion of all departmental activities and establish a logical chain of-command within the Fire Department. The proposed reorganization will establish lines of authority in the Fire Department similar to the ones that exist in the Police Department. By action on February 22, the City Council authorized the following changes in connection with the reorganization: 1) Deletion of the existing classifications and authorized positions of Assistant Fire Chief in the Fire Fighting Division, Deputy Chief for Fire Prevention and Master Mechanic in the Fire Supply and Maintenance activity. (It was explained that the Assistant Fire Chief position had been vacant since February 1, 1971, when the incumbent had retired.) 2) Creation of the position classification of Deputy Fire Chief, with a salary range of $1,135 to $1,203 per month. 3) Establishment of the three bureaus of Fire Fighting, Fire Preven- tion, and Fire Services, each to be supervised by the newly established position of Deputy Fire Chief. Additional Reorganization Change Requested In addition to the changes necessitated by the reorganization as described above and approved by the City Council on February 22, it is requested that the position of Chief Fire Alarm Operator, of which there is presently one in the Fire Department, be abolished and that the incumbent be given the title of .Fire District Chief. This change is requested to further clarify lines of authority within the department and to achieve greater flexibility in utiliza- tion of manpower. The salary range for the three positions of Fire District Chief, Chief Fire Alarm Operator and Master Mechanic is identical. Proposed Ordinance In order to confirm the position classification changes occasioned by the reorganization and to confirm all classifications of firemen of the City of DATE REFS ERCE SUBJECT: Ordinance Providing for PAGE 4/19/71 G-1729 Classification of Firemen 2 of 2 Fort Worth, as well as to fix the authority of the Fire Chief to determine the specific duties of classifications of firemen, a proposed ordinance has been prepared by the City Attorney and is herewith submitted for City Council approval. Effective Date of Reorganization Upon approval of the ordinance by the City Council, the-reorganization of the Fire Department as described above will become immediately effective and actions will be initiated to implement changes required in the staffing detail of the Fire Department. Two of-the three positions of Deputy Fire Chief will be filled following a competitive examination for all eligible candidates who wish to be considered. The third Deputy Fire Chief position will be filled by the incumbent Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Prevention. The Master Mechanic position will be abolished and the incumbent in that position will be assigned to fill an existing vacant Fire District Chief position. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached ordinance pro- viding for the classification of firemen in the City of Fort Worth and approve the proposed reorganization of the Fire Department as described above. No additional appropriations will be required. RNL:ms Attachment SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY APPROVED 0 OTHER (p/, ESC E) ` �� T CITY s�.. DATE r CITY MANAGER _3_?l