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ORDINANCE NO. ~~ ~/
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT POSITION
PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 8391 B Y INCREASING THE NUMBER
OF CAPTAINS THEREIN PROVIDED FROM SIXT Y-FIVE (65) TO
SIXT Y-EIGHT (68); DECREASING THE NUMBER OF LIEUTENANTS
FROM NINETY (90) TO EIGHT Y-NINE (89); AND DECREASING THE
NUMBER 'OF FIRE FIGHTERS FROM 315 TO 313; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILIT Y CLAUSE; MAKING THIS. ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF
PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
SECTION 1.
That the positions provided for the Fire Department for fiscal
year 1981-1982 in Ordinance No. 8391 and in the Budget of the City
Manager be amended to provide for sixty-eight (68) rather than
sixty-five (65) Captains; eighty-nine (89) rather than ninety (90)
Lieutenants and 313 rather than 315 Fire Fighters at an additional
cost of $13,112, sufficient funds for said amount being available in
the appropriations for said Fire Department contained in said
Ordinance and Budget. `
SECTION 2.
Should any portion, section or part of a section of this
Ordinance be declared invalid, inoperative or void for any reason by
a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision, opinion or judg-
ment shall in no way impair the remaining portions, sections or
parts of sections of this Ordinance, which said remaining provisions
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance No. 8391
and all other ordinances and appropriations amending the same except
in those instances where the provisions of this Ordinance are in
direct conflict with such -other ordinances and appropriations, in
which instances said conflicting provisions are hereby expressly re-
pealed.
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SECTION 4.
That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so or-
dained .
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALIT Y:
ty Attorney
ADOPTED
EFFECTIVE:
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City of Fort Worth, 2'ex~cs
IO~ayor aaad Coadncal C~~amunaccction
DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT staffing Change for Fire Depart- PAGE
2/2/82 NUMBER
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ment Operations and Services Division
for 1
The purpose of this proposal is to adopt an ordinance modifying Fire Department
staffing to improve management and control of 'Fire Department functions in the
areas of Hazardous Materials ControY, vehicle Maintenance: and Buildings and
Grounds Maintenanceo
This proposal will change the Fire Department`s budgeted authorized staffing as
indicated°
Currently Authorized Proposed
Key Code Staffing Total Key Code Staffing Total
y04 Captain 65 Y'04 Captain 68
Y03 Lieutenant 90 Y03 Lieutenant 89
Y01 Fire Fighter 315 YO1 Fire Fighter 313
Duties and Responsibilities
The addition of three ~C.aptains will provide management control over the Hazardous
Materials Company, Equipment Maintenance, and Buildings and Grounds Maintenanceo
The Hazardous Materials Company should be supervised by a Captain to permit
assignment of responsibility and accountability equal to all other companieso
Our Equipment Maintenance Program now is managed by a Captain on loan from the
Training Division, a situation that decreases the effectiveness and efficiency
of this divisiono The large number and technical nature of Fire Department
vehicles and other equipment requires full-time assignment of an officer of
Captain ranko Currently, the Fire Department has twenty-nine operational fire
stations with five additional stations at variuos stages of construction, the
Training Center Complex,Fire Safety Education, and the Alarm Of>~ice Building,
that require frequent maintenance Geographic considerations and the demanding
responsibilities involved in managing the maintenance of all facilities of fire
oper~.tions require the assignment of a Captain as the officer to provide
accountability and management control in this critical areao
Financing
The net additional cost of this proposed staffing change fiscal year 1981-82 is '
$13,112 o Sufficient funds are available in the
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Recommendation ~!~ COUNCIL
It is recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance adding three Captain.
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positions and deleting one Lieutenant and two Fire,Figh-t~er~pasitionse
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SUBMITTED FOR TMt ~
CITY MANAGER'S ! vP_O~TION-BYfiCOUNC~I PROCESSED BY
OFFICE BY: ^ APPROVED
ORIGINATING 'H, L, McMillen
DEPARTMENT HEAD: ^ OTHER (DESCRIBE)
CITY 'SECRETARY,.
FOR ADDITIONAL IN FQBMAIIONMCMillen Ext ~ 6800
CONTACT HH LL
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