HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 27829-06-2025ORDINANCE NO.27829-06-2025
AN ORDINANCE REVISING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH (2015), AS AMENDED, TO ADD SECTION 13-24.1, "FIRE EMS
APPOINTEES," AND PROVIDE THE AUTHORITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF
TO APPOINT UP TO TWO PERSONS TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF
DEPUTY EMS OFFICER, AND TO AMEND SECTION 13-25 TO MAKE
CONFORMING CHANGES; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PRIOR ORDINANCE AND REPEAL
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has an existing Collective Bargaining
Agreement (CBA) with the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local
440, expiring September 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City also has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Local 440 that amends specific provisions of the CBA to facilitate certain incoming
emergency medical services (EMS) employees being civil service personnel; and
WHEREAS, individuals within a civil service system are generally subject to
promotion based on the results of testing, but certain limited provision is made to allow for
direct appointments in certain classifications (ranks); and
WHEREAS, as amended by the MOU, the CBA provides that the Fire Chief can
appoint up to two persons to the classification of Deputy EMS Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Code of the City of Fort Worth (2015) ("City Code") does not
currently provide for the appointment of Deputy EMS Officer positions; and
WHEREAS, in its current form, Section 13-25 of the City Code provides that all
fire personnel in the Fire Department, other than the Chief and identified appointees, are
selected in accordance with civil service laws and rules; and
WHEREAS, revisions are needed to the City Code to account for the appointment
of Deputy EMS Officers and to update a reference to state law, aligning the City Code with
the CBA and improving efficient operation of the department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT:
Ordinance No. 27829-06-2025 Page 1 of 3
SECTION 1.
Chapter 13, "Fire Prevention and Protection," of the Code of City of Fort Worth
(2015), as amended, is revised to update Article II, "Fire Department," and add Section
13-24.1, "Fire EMS Appointees" to provide as follows:
§ 13-24.1 FIRE EMS APPOINTEES.
(a) The fire chief shall have the authority to select and appoint up
to two persons to the classification of Deputy EMS Officer.
(b) Each person appointed under this section shall serve at the
pleasure of the fire chief. Eligibility for appointment of and the
protections afforded to appointees hereunder shall be as set forth in
the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
SECTION 2.
Chapter 13, "Fire Prevention and Protection," of the Code of City of Fort Worth
(2015), as amended, is revised to amend Section 13-25 to add a reference to Section 13-
24.1 and update a reference to state law, with the revised Section 13-25 to read as follows:
§ 13-25 MEMBERS TO BE SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS; EXCEPTION OF
CHIEF; APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
AND OFFICERS IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY.
The members of the fire department, other than the fire chief and
the appointees provided for in § 13-24 and & 13-24.1. shall be
selected in accordance with Chanter 143 of the Texas Local
Government Code. Revised i Civil Statutes, Aftiele 269m, as
amended and in accordance with such rules and regulations as the
civil service commission may prescribe; provided that, in case of an
emergency, the city manager or the fire chief may appoint
additional firefighters and officers for temporary service, who will
not be considered as regular employees of the department. Each
member of the fire department shall be issued a warrant of
appointment as a commission, according to the rules and
regulations of the city and state law and shall, before entering into
service, subscribe to an oath of office.
Ordinance No. 27829-06-2025 Page 2 of 3
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 conflicting provisions of a previous ordinance;
such 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 be effective June 28, 2025, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO ATTEST:
FORM AND LEGALITY:
Asst. City Attorney Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary
ADOPTED: June 24, 2025
EFFECTIVE: June 28, 2025
Ordinance No. 27829-06-2025 Page 3 of 3
CITY OF FORT WORTH Addendum A
Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications
Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and
FY 2025-2026
44 Hour Schedule
Rank Years from Per Pay Step Acting Step Step
Start Step Period Monthly Annual Hourly Rate Hourly HOF
Grade/Job Code Rate OT
EMT
LEAD PARAMEDIC
Start
1
1,764
3,821
45,852
20.04
28.95
30.06
10.02
1
2
1,816
3,935
47,224
20.64
28.95
30.96
10.32
2
3
1,871
4,054
48,643
21.26
28.95
31.89
10.63
3
4
1,927
4,176
50,107
21.90
28.95
32.85
10.95
4
5
1,985
4,301
51,617
22.56
28.95
33.84
11.28
5
6
2,044
4,429
53,150
23.23
28.95
34.85
11.62
6
7
2,106
4,563
54,752
23.93
28.95
35.90
11.97
7
8
2,169
4,700
56,399
24.65
28.95
36.98
12.33
8
9
2,234
4,841
58,092
25.39
28.95
38.09
12.70
9
10
2,301
4,986
59,831
26.15
28.95
39.23
13.08
10
11
2,370
5,135
61,616
26.93
28.95
40.40
13.47
12
12
2,441
5,289
63,469
27.74
29.13
41.61
13.87
44 Hour
Schedule
Start
1
1
2
2,548
5,520
66,238
28.95
33.40
43.43
14.48
2
3
2,624
5,686
68,228
29.82
33.40
44.73
14.91
3
4
2,703
5,857
70,287
30.72
33.40
46.08
15.36
4
5
2,784
6,033
72,392
31.64
33.40
47.46
15.82
5
6
2,868
6,214
74,566
32.59
34.22
48.89
16.30
6
7
2,953
6,399
76,785
33.56
35.24
50.34
16.78
7
8
3,042
6,591
79,096
34.57
36.30
51.86
17.29
8
9
3,134
6,790
81,476
35.61
37.39
53.42
17.81
9
10
3,228
6,994
83,924
36.68
38.51
55.02
18.34
10
11
3,325
7,203
86,441
37.78
39.67
56.67
18.89
12
12
3,424
7,419
89,026
38.91
40.86
58.37
19.46
NOTE:
1. Annual Hours 2,288
2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations
3. Entry Rate $28.00/hr
CITY OF FORT WORTH
Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications
Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and
FY 2025-2026
Rank Years from
Per Pay
Grade/Job Code Start
Step period Monthly
EMS SUPERVISOR Start
I 2
I
2
3 2,939
6,368
3
4 3,027
6,559
4
5 3,118 6,755
5
6 3,212 6,959
6
7 3,308 7,167
7
8 3,407 7,383
8
9 3,509 7,604
9
10 3,611 7,833
10
11 3,723 8,067
12
12 3,835 8,309
NOTE:
1. Annual Hours 2,288
2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations
44 Hour Schedule
Step
Acting
Step
Step
Annual
I (
I I
Hourly
Rate
Hourly
HOF
76,419
33.40
43.65
50.10
16.70
78,707
34.40
43.65
51.60
17.20
81,064
35.43
43.65
53.15
17.72
83,512
36.50
43.65
54.75
18.25
86,006
37.59
43.65
56.39
18.80
88,591
38.72
43.65
58.08
19.36
91,245
39.88
43.65
59.82
19.94
93,991
41.08
43.65
61.62
20.54
96,805
42.31
44.43
63.47
21.16
99,711
43.58
45.76
65.37
21.79
Rank
Grade/Job Code
EMS MANAGER
CITY OF FORT WORTH
Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications
Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and
2025-2026
Years from Ste Per Pay Monthl
Start p Period y
Start
I 2 I
2
3
3,292
3
4
3,390
4
5
3,492
5
6
3,597
6
7
3,705
7
8
3,816
8
9
3,930
9
10
4,049
10
11
4,170
12
12
4,295
NOTE:
1. Annual Hours 2080
2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations
EMS ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
Start
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
NOTE:
1. Annual Hours 2,080
2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations
1
2
3
4
5 3,911
6 4,029
7 4,150
8 4,274
9 _ 4,402
10 4,534
11 4,670
12 4,810
40 Hour Schedule
Annual I Step I Acting I Step
Hourly Rate Hourly
Step
HOF
7,133
85,592
41.15
51.33
61.73
' 20.58
7,346
88,150
42.38
51.33
63.57
21.19
7,566
90,792
43.65
51.33
65.48
21.83
7,793
93,517
44.96
51.33
67.44
22.48
8,027
96,325
46.31
51.33
69.47
23.16
8,268
99,216
47.70
51.33
71.55
23.85
8,516
102,190
49.13
51.33
73.70
24.57
8,772
105,269
50.61
51.33
75.92
25.31
9,036
108,430
52.13
52.13
78.20
26.07
9,306
111,675
53.69
53.69
80.54
26.85
40 Hour Schedule
8,474
101,691
48.89
51.33
73.34
24.45
8,729
104,749
50.36
52.88
75.54
25.18
8,991
107,890
51.87
54.46
77.81
25.94
9,261
111,134
53.43
56.10
80.15
' 26.72'
9,539
114,462
55.03
57.78
82.55
27.52
9,825
117,894
56.68
59.51
85.02
28.34
10,119
121,430
58.38
61.30
87.57
29.19
10,423
125,070
60.13
63.14
90.20
30.07
CITY OF FORT WORTH
Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications
Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and
FY 2025-2026
Rank Years from Per Pay
Grade/Job Code Start Step Period Monthly
DEPUTY EMS OFFICER Minimum 4,395 9,522
Maximum 5,405 11,711
NOTE:
1. Annual Hours 2,080
2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations
40 Hour Schedule
Annual I Step I Acting I Step
Hourly Rate Hourly
114:211 j 54.93
140530 I 67.56
Step
HOF
57.68 1 82.40 1 27.47
70.94 101.34 33.78
CITY OF FORT WORTH
Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications
Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025
and FY 2025-2026
44 Hour Schedule
Rank Years from Step Hourly Per Pay
Step I Monthly I Annual I I Acting Rate I Step Hourly OT Step HOF
Grade/Job Code Start Period Rate
TELECOM MUNICATOR
Start
1
2,244
4,862
58,344
25.50
30.42
38.25
12.75
1
2
2,312
5,009
60,106
26.27
30.42
39.41
13.14
2
3
2,380
5,158
61,890
27.05
30.42
40.58
13.53
3
4
2,452
5,312
63,744
27.86
30.42
41.79
13.93
4
5
2,526
5,472
65,666
28.70
30.42
43.05
14.35
5
6
2,601
5,636
67,633
29.56
31.04
44.34
14.78
6
7
2,680
5,806
69,670
30.45
31.97
45.68
15.23
7
8
2,760
5,979
71,752
31.36
32.93
47.04
15.68
8
9
2,842
6,159
73,902
32.30
33.92
48.45
16.15
9
10
2,928
6,343
76,122
33.27
34.93
49.91
16.64
10
11
3,016
6,534
78,410
34.27
35.98
51.41
17.14
12
12
3,106
6,731
80,766
35.30
37.07
52.95
17.65
44 Hour Schedule
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR
Start
1
1
2
2
3
2,677
5,800
69,601
30.42
37.47
45.63
15.21
3
4
2,757
5,974
71,683
31.33
37.47
47.00
15.67
4
5
2,840
6,153
73,834
32.27
37.47
48.41
16.14
5
6
2,925
6,338
76,053
33.24
37.47
49.86
16.62
6
7
3,012
6,527
78,318
34.23
37.47
51.35
17.12
7
8
3,103
6,723
80,675
35.26
37.47
52.89
17.63
8
9
3,196
6,925
83,100
36.32
38.14
54.48
18.16
9
10
3,292
7,133
85,594
37.41
39.28
56.12
18.71
10
11
3,391
7,346
88,157
38.53
40.46
57.80
19.27
12
12
3,493
7,568
90,811
39.69
41.67
59.54
19.85
NOTE:
1. Annual Hours
2,288
2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations
CITY OF FORT WORTH
Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications
Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025
and FY 2025-2026
40 Hour Schedule
Rank
Years from
Step
Per Pay
Monthly
Annual
Step Hourly
Acting Rate
Step Hourly OT
Step HOF
Grade/Job Code Start
period
Rate
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Start
1
1
2
2
3
2,998
6,495
77,938
37.47
39.34
56.21
18.74
3
4
3,087
6,689
80,267
38.59
40.52
57.89
19.30
4
5
3,180
6,890
82,680
39.75
41.74
59.63
19.88
5
6
3,275
7,096
85,155
40.94
42.99
61.41
20.47
6
7
3,374
7,309
87,714
42.17
44.28
63.26
21.09
7
8
3,475
7,530
90,355
43.44
45.61
65.16
21.72
8
9
3,579
7,755
93,059
44.74
46.98
67.11
22.37
9
10
3,686
7,987
95,846
46.08
48.38
69.12
23.04
10
11
3,798
8,228
98,738
47.47
49.84
71.21
23.74
12
12
3,911
8,474
101,691
48.89
51.33
73.34
24.45
NOTE:
1. Annual Hours 2,080
2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations
Addendum B
Command Staff Pay
Range for EMS Personnel in Fire, eff 6/28/2025
Rank
I Grade
I Min $/hr
Max $/hr
Fire Deputy EMS Officer
Z07
5 4. 913
67.56
Fire Assistant Chief
Y08
78.59
91.17
Fire Chief
311
78.40
129.36
City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
DATE: 06/24/25 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 25-0632
LOG NAME: 36FY25 FIRE STAFFING ORDINANCE EMS
SUBJECT
(ALL) Adopt Ordinance Amending Fire Department Staffing Effective June 28, 2025, to Increase the Number of Authorized Civil Service Positions
in Various Specified Classifications by a Total of Five Hundred Forty -Three (543) to Account for Emergency Medical Services Personnel, Adopt
Ordinance Amending the Fort Worth City Code to Address the Newly Created Appointed Position of Deputy EMS Officer, and Adopt Ordinance
Prescribing Salaries for the Emergency Medical Services Personnel in the Fire Department
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached ordinance to revise the authorized strength in the Fire Department effective June 28, 2025 by adding a total
543 positions in various specified classifications for Emergency Medical Services Civil Service personnel;
2. Adopt the attached ordinance adding Section 13-24.1, "Fire EMS Appointees," and amending Section 13-25 of the Fort Worth City Code to
allow for direct appointment in the newly created classification of Deputy EMS Officer; and
3. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing salaries for Emergency Medical Services personnel in the Fire Department, effective June 28,
2025.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) and the attached ordinances is to take actions associated with the incorporation of
ambulance and emergency medical services, including EMS communications, that were previously provided by the Metropolitan Area Emergency
Medical Services (EMS) Authority d/b/a MedStar into the Fire Department. This first ordinance attached to this M&C will add a total of 543 Civil
Service positions to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budgeted authorized strength in the Fire Department, effective June 28, 2025, the second
ordinance will revise the City Code to allow for a new appointed classification of Deputy EMS Officer, and the third will prescribe the salaries of
each new classification.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local
440, revised the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to grant civil service status to employees in certain EMS positions. The MOU was
approved on January 28, 2025 (M&C 25-0085; Fort Worth Contract No. 62733) and expires on September 30, 2026, alongside the CBA.
Adoption of the first ordinance will revise Civil Service staffing levels in the Fire Department to include Emergency Medical Services personnel and
will amend the last staffing ordinance (Ordinance 26455-09-2023) to include 543 EMS Civil Service Positions.
Adoption of the second ordinance will amend the City Code to recognize the authority of the Fire Chief to appoint up to two persons in the
classification of Deputy EMS Officer, as part of the EMS Personnel and update an internal cross-reference and a citation to state law.
Adoption of the third ordinance will prescribe the salaries for each classification of EMS personnel in the Fire Department in accordance with state
law and the adopted Collective Bargaining Agreement
As of June 28, 2025, Civil Service staffing will be increased in the Fire Department to the following
Rank
Current Change from
Authorized Change Authorized Future
Authorized
Fire Class
Positions from
Strength
Intended
Positions
99 Graduation
including EMS
including
Authorized
Overages
Overages (this
EMS
Strength
(separate
M&C)
M&C)
Deputy EMS Officer
�1+2
I
2
F
EMS Administration
_
I
+1
1
1
Officer
EMS Manager
I
+6
6
6
,
EMS Supervisor
Lead Paramedic
Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT)
Telecommunications
Manager
Telecommunications
Supervisor
'Telecommunicator
EMS Subtotal
I
Fire Assistant Chief
3
Fire Deputy Chief
6
Fire Battalion Chief
30
Fire Captain
I92
Fire Lieutenant
143
FireFire Engineer
228
I
�+30 30
+189 189
+276 276
30
II J92
�I143
228
+543 543
3
6
�30
i
92
143
228
30
137
328
I1
I
IA
31
543
1
3
6
30
92
143
228
Fire Fighter I547 I+18 565 565 547
� II
Fire Subtotal 1,049 II I1,067 1,067 1,049
N I
Total Strength 1,049 1�1,067 1,610 1,592
EMS positions are captured in the Emergency Medical Services Fund and are included in the cost allocation process for other jurisdictions that
will be receiving EMS services from Fort Worth (the Member Cities). Fire positions are captured in the General Fund.
The MOU amended the CBA to add a new subsection (L) to Article 4, to provide that the Fire Chief can, by directive, "set or prescribe the number
of EMTs, Lead Paramedics, EMS Supervisors, EMS Managers, and EMS Administration Officers, Telecommunicators, Telecommunications
Supervisors, or Telecommunications Managers in each classification." This authority is in addition to the authority of the City Council to determine
the number of positions in each classification.
This provision was included to provide an efficient mechanism for addressing the fact that the personnel coming over from Medstar include more
individuals who meet the Lead Paramedic classification than the City would ideally have if it were building the EMS system and staffing positions
from the ground up. If the City were designing from scratch, there would be fewer Lead Paramedics and more EMTs. The Fire Chief will use this
provision to rebalance the allocation over time as personnel changes take place.
When a vacancy occurs in the Lead Paramedic classification, the Fire Chief, by directive and in accordance with authority delegated under the
staffing ordinance, will decrease the number of authorized positions in the Lead Paramedic classification and increase the number of authorized
positions in the EMT classification. This procedure will be used by the Fire Chief until the authorized strength in the Lead Paramedic classification
is reduced to 137 and the authorized strength for the EMT classification is increased to 328. A vacancy in the EMT classification will be filled
through the customary process, and no changes in the authorized strength will result. In changing the number of authorized positions in the EMT
and Lead Paramedic positions in the manner described above, the Fire Chief will endeavor to maintain 465 total authorized positions in the
classifications of EMT and Lead Paramedic of which 449 are currently assigned to Field Operations.
Included in the chart above, due to Class 99 Fire Recruit Graduation, there is a temporary increase in authorized strength by eighteen (18) in the
rank of Fire Fighter. These positions are being added pursuant to a separate M&C and ordinance that are also on today's agenda. As attrition
occurs in the rank of Fire Fighter, these overages will be eliminated, and a new staffing ordinance will be presented to adjust the authorized
strength, accordingly. The column headed as 'Future Intended Authorized Strength' is the return of firefighters, to their current authorized strength,
as well as the appropriate balance of EMT's and Paramedics in field operations based on current deployment need for Advanced Life
Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS).
A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION I CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the recommendations and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for Emergency Medical
Services by the City Council, funds will be available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, in the Emergency Medical Services
Fund. Prior to an expenditure being incurred, the Fire Department has the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for Citv Manaaer's Office bv: William Johnson
Oriainatina Business Unit Head: Jim Davis 6801
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