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ORDINANCE NO. ~ 7
AN ORDINANCE SPECIFYING THE AUTHORIZED POSITIONS IN THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CREATING NEW POSITIONS IN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS CUMULATIVE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; NAMING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE.
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief has requested the City Council to spec-
ify and authorize the number of positions in the Fire Department for
the 1983-1984 Fiscal Year; and
WHEREAS, with the passage of Ordinance 8886, the authorized
number of positions in the Fire Department was established as 654,
with authorized staffing levels of 304 Firefighters, 156 Fire
Engineers, 90 Fire Lieutenants, 81 Fire Captains, 18 District Chiefs
and 5 Deputy Chiefs; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief desires to alter the authorized number
of positions for Fire Captains, Fire Engineers and Fire Lieutenants
without, however, altering the budget of the Department; and
WHEREAS, the specification and authorization of these positions
is a necessity; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
SECTION 1.
That the following positions are the only positions authorized
in the City of Fort Worth Fire Department for the Fiscal Year
1983-1984:
Fire Fighter 304
Fire Engineer 154
Fire Lieutenant 91
Fire Captain 81
District Chief 17
Deputy Chief 7
TOTAL 654
SECTION 2.
That all of the declarations and findings contained in the pre-
amble of this ordinance are made a part hereof and shall be fully
effective as part of the ordained subject matter of this ordinance.
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This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordi-
nances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1964), as
amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct
conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such Code, in
which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such Code
are hereby repealed.
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, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitu-
tional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the
remaining phrases, clauses, sentences., paragraphs 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 caption in the
minutes of the City Council and by filing the ordinance in the ordi-
nance records of the City.
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 Attorney
Date: ~ ~ 3 _g
ADOPTED : 5 ~5
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REFERENCE
suB~ECr Reorganization of Fire Departmen
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5/15/84 NUMBER
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Administration
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This request is for a reorganization of the Fire Prevention Division of the
Fire Department This reorganization will retain the services of senior, well-
trained, advanced certified Fire Inspectors in this division Due to recent
promotions of Fire Inspectors, the two requested positions are needed to up-
grade the division without losing Inspectors that have more than 400 hours of
advanced inspector training and several years of inspection experience
Increased responsibilities in fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, and
other life safety systems and in inspections connected with the fire inspection
fee andpermit responsibilities warrant. the need for higher ranking experienced
personnel
This request is to increase the Captain positions by one, the Lieutenant posi-
tions by one, and eliminating two Engineer positions Total personnel in Fire
Prevention Division will remain at twenty-four Civil Service positionso
Current Proposed
1 Deputy Chief 1 Deputy Chief
2 District Chiefs 2 District Chiefs
6 Fire Captains 7 Fire Captains
8 Fire Lieutenants 9 Fire Lieutenants
7 Fire Engineers 5 Fire Engineers
24 Total 24 Total
Cost/Annum $7,668
Current Budget Year Cost 3,834
The staffing for the Fire Department is proposed as follows
Current Proposed
7 Deputy Chiefs 7 Deputy Chiefs
17 District Chiefs 17 District Chiefs
80 Fire Captains 81 Fire Captains
90 Fire Lieutenants 91 Fire Lieutenants
156 Fire Engineers 154 Fire En
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304 Fire Fighters 304 Fire Fi
654 Total 654 Total VUIV~~~
Recommendation
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attac~rd• ce a en ng
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the authorized strength of the Fire Department to ref~~e~-
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Fire Captain position, the addition of one Fire Lieut~'~r~~g~®~iot~t4?,n, anal the
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ORIGINATING Chlef H L McMillen O OTHER (DESCRIBE)
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CITY SECRETARY
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATC~r1S Williams Ext 680
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