HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 22943-09-2017 Ordinance No. 22943-09-2017
AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE
POSITIONS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BY FOURTEEN EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2017 BY
ADDING EIGHT POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF FIREFIGHTER, ADDING THREE
POSITIONS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINEER, ADDING TWO POSITIONS IN THE
CLASSIFICATION OF LIEUTENANT,AND ADDING ONE POSITION IN THE CLASSIFICATION
OF CAPTAIN; PROVIDING A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT; PROVIDING THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES AND REPEAL
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE,
WHEREAS, Section 143.021(a), Texas Local Government Code provides that a municipality's
governing body shall by ordinance (i) establish the classifications of fire fighters and (ii) prescribe the number
of positions in each classification; and
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2015, the City Council adopted Ordinance 21937-09-2015, which
established the Fire Department's sworn personnel staffing levels effective October 1, 2015, as follows:
Assistant Chief 3
Deputy Chief 6
Battalion Chief 27
Captain 86
Lieutenant 124
Engineer 205
Firefighter 460
TOTAL 911; and
WHEREAS, the recently adopted Fiscal Year 2018 Budget included funding to add personnel to staff Fire
Station 42, which is to be located at Spinks Airport and scheduled to open early in the fiscal year;
WHEREAS, fourteen additional positions at various classifications (ranks) are needed to ensure a full
complement of trained firefighting personnel are available for assignment to Fire Station 42; and
WHEREAS,the adopted Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget included funding for these additional positions;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to implement the staffing changes associated with the adopted
budget and revise the Fire Department's staffing levels from those set by Ordinance No. 21937-09-2015 to
implement the following staffing effective October 1, 2017:
Assistant Chiefs 3
Deputy Chiefs 6
Battalion Chiefs 27
Captain 87
Lieutenant 126
Engineer 208
Firefighter 468
TOTAL 925
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1.
Following the formal adoption of this ordinance, the following positions shall be the only civil service
positions in each classification (rank) authorized in the City of Fort Worth Fire Department effective October 1,
2017 until modified by subsequent ordinance:
Assistant Chiefs 3
Deputy Chiefs 6
Battalion Chiefs 27
Captain 87
Lieutenant 126
Engineer 208
Firefighter 468
TOTAL 925
SECTION 2.
The "Mayor and Council Communication" memorandum, which is presented contemporaneously with
this ordinance, is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference for further clarification and explanation
of the purpose and intent of the City Council in its adoption of this ordinance as well as the Department in its
implementation.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of previous ordinances and of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth, Texas(2015), as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict
with the provisions of prior fire staffing ordinances for the Fire Department and such Code, in which event
conflicting provisions of such ordinances and such code provisions are hereby repealed and this ordinance
shall be controlling.
SECTION 4.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses and phrases of these ordinances 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 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.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect on October 1, 2017, and it is so ordained.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: CITY SECRETARY
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Denis C. McElroy, Senior A tant City Attorneyary J. Kayser
ADOPTED: September 26, 2017
EFFECTIVE: October 1. 2017
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Addendum A-Classifications in Fire Department Below Deputy Chief
CITY OF FORT WORTH
Fire Civil Service Classifications
Salary Schedule for FY 2017-2018
CODE TITLE/ SCH Base Base+1 Base+2 Base+3 Base+4 Base+5 Base+6 Base+7 Base+8 Base+9 Base+14
40 HOUR SCHEDULE Pay" (1$'Year) (2"d Year) (3rd Year) (4th Year)(5th Year)(6'h Year)(7'h Year)(8'h Year)(9"Year)(14'h Year)
STEP 1 STEP2 STEP3 STEP4 STEPS STEP6 STEP? STEP8 STEP9 STEP10 STEP11
1032 FIRE FIGHTER HR 25.71 26.98 28.33 29.75 32.17 33.77 33.77 33.77 33.77 34.76 35.74
Annual 53,477 56,118 58,926 61,880 66,914 70,242 70,242 70,242 70,242 72,301 74,339
1031 FIRE ENGINEER HR 34.18 35.89 36.97 36.97 36.97 36.97 36.97 38.05 39.12
Annual 71,094 74,651 76,898 76,898 76,898 76,898 76,898 79,144 81,370
1030 FIRE LIEUTENANT HR 38.65 40.57 40.57 40.57 40.57 41.75 42.93
Annual 80,392 84,386 84,386 84,386 84,386 86,840 89,294
1029 FIRE CAPTAIN HR 43.08 45.23 45.23 46.55 47.86
Annual 89,606 94,078 94,078 96,824 99,549
1028 FIRE BATTALION CHIEF HR 49.22 53.19 54.69
Annual 102,378 110,635 113,755
CODE TITLE/ SCH Base Base+1 Base+2 Base+3 Base+4 Base+5 Base+6 Base+7 Base+8 Base+9 Base+14
56 HOUR SCHEDULE Pay* (1't Year) (2"d Year) (3`d Year) (4'h Year) (5"Year)(6'h Year)(7'h Year) (8'h Year)(91h Year)(14'h Year)
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11
1032 FIRE FIGHTER HR 18.36 19.27 20.24 21.25 22.98 24.12 24.12 24.12 24.12 24.83 25.53
Annual 53,477 56,118 58,926 61,880 66,914 70,242 70,242 70,242 70,242 72,301 74,339
1031 FIRE ENGINEER HR 24.41 25.64 26.41 26.41 26.41 26.41 26.41 27.18 27.94
Annual 71,094 74,651 76,898 76,898 76,898 76,898 76,898 79,144 81,370
1030 FIRE LIEUTENANT HR 27.61 28.98 28.98 28.98 28.98 29.82 30.66
Annual 80,392 84,386 84,386 84,386 84,386 86,840 89,294
1029 FIRE CAPTAIN HR 30.77 32.31 32.31 33.25 34.19
Annual 89,606 94,078 94,078 96,824 99,549
1028 FIRE BATTALION CHIEF HR 35.16 37.99 39.06
Annual 102,378 110,635 113,755
Notes:
Step 5 includes additional 3%
Step 10 includes additional 6%
Step 11 includes additional 9%
Across the Board(ATB)Pay Raise Percentages:
FY2014/2015 0.00%Effective first pay period of FY 2014/2015
FY2015/2016 2.20%Effective first pay period of FY 2015/2016
FY2016/2017 2.20%Effective first pay period of FY 2016/2017
FY2017/2018 3.00%Effective first pay period of FY 2017/2018
Source: HR Department
Addendum B
Fire Executive Pay Plan Ranges
Job Title Minimum Maximum
Fire Chief 66.33 109.45
Fire Assistant Chief 66.44 77.07
Fire Deputy Chief 59.14 68.59
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 9/26/2017 - Ordinance Nos. 22943-09-2017 & 22944-09-
2017
DATE: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 REFERENCE NO.: G-19121
LOG NAME: 36FWFD FY18 STAFFING
SUBJECT:
Adopt Ordinance Amending Fire Department Staffing Effective October 1, 2017, to Increase the Total
Number of Authorized Civil Service Positions in Specified Classifications by Fourteen to Reflect Changes
Included in the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and Adopt Ordinance Prescribing Salaries for the Fire Department
(ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance, which revises Fire Department civil service staffing effective October 1,
2017 to reflect staffing changes included in the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget and which increases the number
of authorized positions in the classification of Firefighter by eight, increases the number of authorized
positions in the classification of Engineer by three, increases the number of authorized positions in the
classification of Lieutenant by two and increases the number of authorized positions in the classification of
Captain by one, thereby increasing the total authorized civil service positions by fourteen, from 911 to 925;
and
2. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the salaries for all fire fighter personnel in the Fire
Department effective October 1, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication and the attached ordinances is to take actions to
effect the recently adopted Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Fire Department.
Adoption of the first ordinance will revise civil service staffing in the Fire Department to reflect staffing
changes included in the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget due to the opening of Fire Station 42. The City's
adopted Fiscal Year 2018 Budget includes funding for the addition of fourteen positions in the Fire
Department, all of which are civil service positions: eight Firefighters, three Engineers, two Lieutenants
and one Captain.
The most recently adopted staffing ordinance for the Fire Department (Ordinance 21937-09-2015)
prescribed an authorized strength of 911. Adoption of the first attached ordinance would officially create
the fourteen additional civil service positions effective October 1, 2017. Addition of the fourteen new
positions will enable staffing of the new Fire Station at Spinks Airport, Fire Station 42.
Approval of the ordinance would result in new authorized civil service staffing levels as follows:
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Classification Current Change Authorized
Authorized Positions
Positions Effective
October 1,
2017___
ssistant Chief F 3 3
Deputy Chief ( — 6 � 6
Battalion Chief ( -27 _ 27
Captain F-86 F—+1 87
Lieutenant 124 +2 _ 126
Engineer (— 205 _ +3 208 _
Firefighter 460 — +8 (— 468
TOTAL 911 F +14 925
Adoption of the second attached ordinance would prescribe the salaries for each classification of fire
fighter personnel in the Fire Department in accordance with state law and the adopted labor agreement.
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that the adopted Fiscal Year 2018 Budget, as appropriated, includes
funds for the positions being added.
FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs):
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CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Valerie Washington (6199)
Originating Department Head: Rudy Jackson (6222)
Additional Information Contact: Rudy Jackson (6801)
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