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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 27927-09-2025Ordinance No. Page 1 of 3 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE SALARY FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVICE PERSONNEL IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT; 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, Subchapter B of Chapter 141 of the Texas Local Government Code affects all municipalities with a population of 10,000 or more; and WHEREAS, Section 141.033(a) provides that each city affected by Subchapter B “shall classify all positions in its fire and police departments and shall prescribe the salary for each classification”; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 141.033 and Section 143.021(a), the City of Fort Worth periodically adopts staffing ordinances for its Fire and Police Departments that establish the classifications of all fire fighters and police officers and prescribe the number of positions in each classification; and WHEREAS, the City historically prescribed the salary for each classification in the Fire and Police Departments through provisions in the City’s annual budget appropriation ordinance; and WHEREAS, salaries for the majority of the classifications in the Fire Department are currently set by and subject to a labor agreement; and WHEREAS, annual adoption of a separate ordinance that prescribes the salaries for each classification, in accordance with a labor agreement where applicable, improves transparency and promotes awareness. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT: Ordinance No. Page 2 of 3 SECTION 1. Attached as Addendum A, and made a part of this ordinance by incorporation, are the salary schedules for Fort Worth Fire Department civil service classifications below the classification of Deputy Chief/Deputy EMS Officer for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025. These schedules set out the annual base pay for each listed civil service classification in the Fort Worth Fire Department in accordance the department’s labor agreement where applicable and provide for additional seniority pay as determined by each civil service employee’s anniversary date. The seniority pay provided for in this ordinance is in addition to and not in lieu of the longevity pay provided for by Texas Local Government Code section 141.032. SECTION 2. Attached as Addendum B, and made a part of this ordinance by incorporation, are the executive pay plan ranges for Fort Worth Fire Department classifications at or above the classification of Deputy Chief/Deputy EMS Officer for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025. SECTION 3. That 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 salary ordinances for the Fire Department and such Code, in which event conflicting provisions Page 3 of 3 of such ordinances and such code provisions are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall be controlling. SECTION 4. That 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. That this ordinance shall be effective October 1, 2025, and it is so ordained. ATTEST: ______________________________ Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ___________________________________ Denis C. McElroy, Asst. City Attorney ADOPTED: September 16, 2025 EFFECTIVE: October 1, 2025 Ordinance No. CITY OF FORT WORTH Fire Civil Service Classifications Salary Schedule for FY 2025-2026 56 Hour Schedule 40 Hour Schedule RANK Years from Commission Step Per Pay Period Monthly Annual Step Hourly Rate Acting Rate Step Hourly OT Step HOF Per Pay Period Monthly Annual Step Hourly Rate Acting Rate Step Hourly OT Step HOF Grade/Job Code FIREFIGHTER Start 1 2,684 5,816 69,790 23.97 31.86 35.95 11.98 2,684 5,816 69,790 33.55 44.61 50.33 16.78 Y01/1032 1 2 2,817 6,103 73,237 25.15 31.86 37.72 12.57 2,817 6,103 73,237 35.21 44.61 52.81 17.60 2 3 2,958 6,408 76,901 26.41 31.86 39.61 13.20 2,958 6,408 76,901 36.97 44.61 55.46 18.49 3 4 3,106 6,730 80,756 27.73 31.86 41.60 13.87 3,106 6,730 80,756 38.83 44.61 58.24 19.41 4 5 3,359 7,277 87,326 29.99 31.86 44.98 14.99 3,359 7,277 87,326 41.98 44.61 62.98 20.99 5 6 3,526 7,639 91,669 31.48 33.05 47.22 15.74 3,526 7,639 91,669 44.07 46.28 66.11 22.04 6 7 3,526 7,639 91,669 31.48 33.05 47.22 15.74 3,526 7,639 91,669 44.07 46.28 66.11 22.04 7 8 3,526 7,639 91,669 31.48 33.05 47.22 15.74 3,526 7,639 91,669 44.07 46.28 66.11 22.04 8 9 3,526 7,639 91,669 31.48 33.05 47.22 15.74 3,526 7,639 91,669 44.07 46.28 66.11 22.04 9 10 3,629 7,863 94,356 32.40 34.02 48.60 16.20 3,629 7,863 94,356 45.36 47.63 68.05 22.68 14 11 3,731 8,085 97,016 33.32 34.98 49.97 16.66 3,731 8,085 97,016 46.64 48.97 69.96 23.32 ENGINEER Start 1 Y02/1031 1 2 2 3 3,569 7,732 92,781 31.86 36.03 47.79 15.93 3 4 3,747 8,119 97,423 33.46 36.03 50.18 16.73 4 5 3,860 8,363 100,356 34.46 36.19 51.69 17.23 5 6 3,860 8,363 100,356 34.46 36.19 51.69 17.23 6 7 3,860 8,363 100,356 34.46 36.19 51.69 17.23 7 8 3,860 8,363 100,356 34.46 36.19 51.69 17.23 8 9 3,860 8,363 100,356 34.46 36.19 51.69 17.23 9 10 3,973 8,607 103,287 35.47 37.24 53.20 17.73 14 11 4,084 8,849 106,192 36.47 38.29 54.70 18.23 LIEUTENANT Start ii ■■ is ■■ ii ■ l I I ©���������r�■ 4 5 4,035 8,743 104,915 36.03 40.16 54.04 18.01 5 6 4,236 9,177 110,128 37.82 40.16 56.73 18.91 6 7 4,236 9,177 110,128 37.82 40.16 56.73 18.91 7 8 4,236 9,177 110,128 37.82 40.16 56.73 18.91 8 9 4,236 9,177 110,128 37.82 40.16 56.73 18.91 9 10 4,359 9,444 113,330 38.92 40.86 58.38 19.46 14 11 4,482 9,711 116,533 40.02 42.02 60.03 20.01 NOTES: Across the Road Increases (ATBs) Pay Raise Percentage FY 2022-2023 5 00% Effective First Full Pay Period after October 1, 2022 for FY 2022-2023 FY 2023-2024 3.10% Effective Fist Full Pay Period after October 1, 2023 for FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025 3 00% Effective First Full Pay Period after October 1, 2024 for FY 2024-2025 FY 2025-2026 3.00% Effective Fist Full Pay Period after October 1, 2025 for FY 2024-2026 Start - Upon graduation from training academy, Step 1 - Ist anniversary of Commission Date; Step 2 - 2nd anniversary of Commission Date, etc Assistant Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs are not on a Step Plan, The Fire Chief determines the pav amount anywhere between the mnummn and maximum of the Pay Range Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief salary range changes contingent upon changes to General Employee Structures. Rate calculations: 40 hour schedule: Per Pay Period. Monthly and Annual rates are approximations. 56 hour schedule: Per Pay Period Monthly and Annual rates we approximations. 44.61 22.30 3,569 7,732 92,781 50.44 66.91 3,747 8,119 97,423 46.84 50.44 70.26 23.42 3,860 8,363 100,356 48.25 50.66 72.37 24.12 3,860 8,363 100,356 48.25 50.66 72.37 24.12 3,860 8,363 100,356 48.25 50.66 72.37 24.12 3,860 8,363 100,356 48.25 50.66 72.37 24.12 3,860 8,363 100,356 48.25 50.66 72.37 24.12 3,973 8,607 103,287 49.66 52.14 74.49 24.83 4,084 8,849 106,192 51.05 53.61 76.58 25.53 50.44 4,035 8,743 104,915 56.22 75.66 25.22 4,236 9,177 110,128 52.95 56.22 79.42 26.47 4,236 9,177 110,128 52.95 56.22 79.42 26.47 4,236 9,177 110,128 52.95 56.22 79.42 26.47 4,236 9,177 110,128 52.95 56.22 79.42 26.47 4,359 9,444 113,330 54.49 57.21 81.73 27.24 4,482 9,711 116,533 56.03 58.83 84.04 28.01 Sten Hourly Rate: The hourly rate of a step in a pay schedule (56 or 40 hour). Step Hourly Of The overtime (OT) rate which is 1 5x the Step Hourly Rate. Step HOF The holiday overtime rate for Fire ranks paid at 1/2 of the Step Hourly Rate for persons working on a City recognized Holiday I CITY OF FORT WORTH Fire Civil Service Classifications Salary Schedule for FY 2025-2026 56 Hour Schedule 40 Hour Schedule RANK Years from Per Pay Step Hourly Acting Step Step Per Pay Step Hourly Acting Step Step Commission Step Period Monthly Annual Rate Rate Hourly HOF Period Monthly Annual Rate Rate Hourly HOF Grade/Job Code OT OT CAPTAIN Start 1 Y04/1029 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 4,498 9,745 116,940 40.16 45.88 60.24 20.08 7 8 4,722 10,231 122,776 42.16 45.88 63.24 21.08 8 9 4,722 10,231 122,776 42.16 45.88 63.24 21.08 9 10 4,860 10,530 126,360 43.39 45.88 65.09 21.70 14 11 4,997 10,826 129,916 44.61 46.84 66.92 22.31 BATTALION CHIEF Start 1 Y05/1028 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 � ii == �8 = +i 8 9 14 13 4� 68.82 22.94 9 10 5,553 12,032 144,384 49.58 52.06 74.37 24.79 14 11 5,710 12,371 148,456 50.98 53.53 76.47 25.49 NOTES: Across the Board Increases (ATBs) Pay Raise Percentage FY 2022-2023 5 00% Effective First Full Pay Period after October 1, 2022 for FY 2022-2023 FY 2023-2024 3.10% Effective First Full Pay Period after October 1, 2023 for FY 2023-2024 FY 2024-2025 3 00% Effective First Full Pay Period after October 1, 2024 for FY 2024-2025 FY 2025-2026 3.00% Effective First Full Pay Period after October 1, 2025 for FY 2024-2026 Start - Upon graduation from training academy, Step 1 - 1st anniversary of Commission Date; Step 2 - 2nd anniversary of Commission Date, etc Assistant Chiefs and Deputy Chiefs are not on a Step Plan. The Fire Chief determines the pay amount anywhere between the minnnum and maximum of the Pay Range Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief salary range changes contingent upon changes to General Employee Structures. Rate calculations: 40 hour schedule: Per Pay Period, Monthly and Annual rates are approximations. 56 hour schedule: Per Pay Period, Monthly and Annual rates we approximations. I� I I AL 4,498 9,745 116,940 56.22 4,722 10,231 122,776 59.03 4,722 10,231 122,776 59.03 4,860 10,530 126,360 60.75 4,997 10,826 129,916 62.46 5` 9 5,553 5,710 1M ,134 12,032 12,371 13= 8 144,384 148,456 64.23 69.42 71.37 MLI 64.23 84.33 64.23 88.54 64.23 88.54 64.23 91.12 65.58 93.69 AL 67.45 96.35 72.89 104.12 74.94 107.06 Step Hourly Rate: The hourly rate of a step in a pay schedule (56 or 40 hour). Steo Hourly Of The overtime (OT) rate which is 1 5x the Step Hourly Rate. Step HOF The holiday overtime rate for Fire ranks paid at 1/2 of the Step Hourly Rate for persons working on a City recognized Holiday 28.11 29.51 29.51 30.37 31.23 32.12 34.71 35.69 CITY OF FORT WORTH Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026 Revised 07/21/2025 44 Hour Schedule 40 Hour Schedule Rank I Years from Per Pay Step Hourly Acting Step Hourly Years from Per Pay Step Hourly Step Hourly Grade/Job Code Ij Start Step Period Monthly Annual gate Rate OT Step HOF Start Step Period Monthly Annual Rate Acting Rate OT Step HOF EMT Start 1 1,764 3,821 45,852 20.04 28.08 30.06 10.02 Start 1 1,764 3,821 45,852 22.04 30.89 33.07 11.02 1 2 1,816 3,935 47,224 20.64 28.08 30.96 10.32 1 2 1,816 3,935 47,224 22.70 30.89 34.06 11.35 2 3 1,871 4,054 48,643 21.26 28.08 31.89 10.63 2 3 1,871 4,054 48,643 23.39 30.89 35.08 11.69 3 4 1,927 4,176 50,107 21.90 28.08 32.85 10.95 3 4 1,927 4,176 50,107 24.09 30.89 36.14 12.05 4 5 1,985 4,301 51,617 22.56 28.08 33.84 11.28 4 5 1,985 4,301 51,617 24.82 30.89 37.22 12.41 5 6 2,044 4,429 53,150 23.23 28.08 34.85 11.62 5 6 2,044 4,429 53,150 25.55 30.89 38.33 12.78 6 7 2,106 4,563 54,752 23.93 28.08 35.90 11.97 6 7 2,106 4,563 54,752 26.32 30.89 39.48 13.16 7 8 2,169 4,700 56,399 24.65 28.08 36.98 12.33 7 8 2,169 4,700 56,399 27.12 30.89 40.67 13.56 8 9 2,234 4,841 58,092 25.39 28.08 38.09 12.70 8 9 2,234 4,841 58,092 27.93 30.89 41.89 13.96 9 10 2,301 4,986 59,831 26.15 28.08 39.23 13.08 9 10 2,301 4,986 59,831 28.77 30.89 43.15 14.38 10 11 2,370 5,135 61,616 26.93 28.28 40.40 13.47 10 11 2,370 5,135 61,616 29.62 31.10 44.43 14.81 12 12 2,441 5,289 63,469 27.74 29.13 41.61 13.87 12 12 2,441 5,289 63,469 30.51 32.04 45.77 15.26 NOTE: NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,288 1. Annual Hours 2,080 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 44 Hour Schedule 40 Hour Schedule Rank I Years from Per Pay Step Hourly Acting Step Hourly Years from Per Pay Step Hourly Step Hourly Grade/Job Code Ij Start Step Period Monthly Annual Rate Rate OT Step HOF Start Step Period Monthly Annual Rate Acting Rate OT Step HOF LEAD PARAMEDIC Start 1 2,471 5,354 64,247 28.08 31.45 42.12 14.04 Start 1 2,471 5,354 64,247 30.89 34.59 46.33 15.44 1 2 2,548 5,520 66,238 28.95 31.45 43.43 14.48 1 2 2,548 5,520 66,238 31.85 34.59 47.77 15.92 2 3 2,624 5,686 68,228 29.82 31.45 44.73 14.91 2 3 2,624 5,686 68,228 32.80 34.59 49.20 16.40 3 4 2,703 5,857 70,287 30.72 32.26 46.08 15.36 3 4 2,703 5,857 70,287 33.79 35.48 50.69 16.90 4 5 2,784 6,033 72,392 31.64 33.22 47.46 15.82 4 5 2,784 6,033 72,392 34.80 36.54 52.21 17.40 5 6 2,868 6,214 74,566 32.59 34.22 48.89 16.30 5 6 2,868 6,214 74,566 35.85 37.64 53.77 17.92 6 7 2,953 6,399 76,785 33.56 35.24 50.34 16.78 6 7 2,953 6,399 76,785 36.92 38.76 55.37 18.46 7 8 3,042 6,591 79,096 34.57 36.30 51.86 17.29 7 8 3,042 6,591 79,096 38.03 39.93 57.04 19.01 8 9 3,134 6,790 81,476 35.61 37.39 53.42 17.81 8 9 3,134 6,790 81,476 39.17 41.13 58.76 19.59 9 10 3,228 6,994 83,924 36.68 38.51 55.02 18.34 9 10 3,228 6,994 83,924 40.35 42.37 60.52 20.17 10 11 3,325 7,203 86,441 37.78 39.67 56.67 18.89 10 11 3,325 7,203 86,441 41.56 43.64 62.34 20.78 12 12 3,424 7,419 89,026 38.91 40.86 58.37 19.46 12 12 3,424 7,419 89,026 42.80 44.94 64.20 21.40 NOTE: NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,288 1. Annual Hours 2,080 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 3. Lateral Entry Rate $28.00/hr CITY OF FORT WORTH Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026 Revised 07/21/2025 44 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Start Step Per Pay Period Monthly Annual Step Hourly Rate Acting Rate Step Hourly OT Step HOF Grade/Job Code EMS SUPERVISOR Start 1 2,768 5,996 71,957 31.45 35.22 47.17 15.72 1 2 2,853 6,182 74,186 32.42 35.22 48.64 16.21 2 3 2,939 6,368 76,419 33.40 35.22 50.10 16.70 3 4 3,027 6,559 78,707 34.40 36.12 51.60 17.20 4 5 3,118 6,755 81,064 35.43 37.20 53.15 17.72 5 6 3,212 6,959 83,512 36.50 38.33 54.75 18.25 6 7 3,308 7,167 86,006 37.59 39.47 56.39 18.80 7 8 3,407 7,383 88,591 38.72 40.66 58.08 19.36 8 9 3,509 7,604 91,245 39.88 41.87 59.82 19.94 9 10 3,615 7,833 93,991 41.08 43.13 61.62 20.54 10 11 3,723 8,067 96,805 42.31 44.43 63.47 21.16 12 12 3,835 8,309 99,711 43.58 45.76 65.37 21.79 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,288 2 Mnnthly and Annnal rate are annrnximatinns rr 44 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Start Step Per Pay Period Monthly Annual Step Hourly gate Acting Rate Step Hourly OT Step HOF Grade/Job Code EMS MANAGER Start 1 3,100 6,716 80,591 35.22 39.45 52.84 17.61 1 2 3,196 6,924 83,088 36.31 39.45 54.47 18.16 2 3 3,292 7,133 85,592 37.41 39.45 56.11 18.70 3 4 3,390 7,346 88,150 38.53 40.45 57.79 19.26 4 5 3,492 7,566 90,792 39.68 41.67 59.52 19.84 5 6 3,597 7,793 93,517 40.87 42.92 61.31 20.44 6 7 3,705 8,027 96,325 42.10 44.21 63.15 21.05 7 8 3,816 8,268 99,216 43.36 45.53 65.05 21.68 8 9 3,930 8,516 102,190 44.66 46.90 67.00 22.33 9 10 4,049 8,772 105,269 46.01 48.31 69.01 23.00 10 11 4,170 9,036 108,430 47.39 49.76 71.09 23.70 12 12 4,295 9,306 111,675 48.81 51.25 73.21 24.40 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2288 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 40 Hour Schedule Years from Step Per Pay Monthly Annual Step Hourly Acting Rate Step Hourly Step HOF Start Period Rate OT Start 1 2,768 5,996 71,957 1 2 2,853 6,182 74,186 2 3 2,939 6,368 76,419 3 4 3,027 6,559 78,707 4 5 3,118 6,755 81,064 5 6 3,212 6,959 83,512 6 7 3,308 7,167 86,006 7 8 3,407 7,383 88,591 8 9 3,509 7,604 91,245 9 10 3,615 7,833 93,991 10 11 3,723 8,067 96,805 12 12 3,835 8,309 99,711 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,080 2 Monthly and Annual rate are annrnximatinns 34.59 38.75 51.89 17.30 35.67 38.75 53.50 17.83 36.74 38.75 55.11 18.37 37.84 39.73 56.76 18.92 38.97 40.92 58.46 19.49 40.15 42.16 60.23 20.08 41.35 43.42 62.02 20.67 42.59 44.72 63.89 21.30 43.87 46.06 65.80 21.93 45.19 47.45 67.78 22.59 46.54 48.87 69.81 23.27 47.94 50.33 71.91 23.97 40 Hour Schedule Years from Step Per Pay Monthly Annual Step Hourly Acting Rate Step Hourly Step HOF Start Period Rate OT Start 1 3,100 6,716 80,591 1 2 3,196 6,924 83,088 2 3 3,292 7,133 85,592 3 4 3,390 7,346 88,150 4 5 3,492 7,566 90,792 5 6 3,597 7,793 93,517 6 7 3,705 8,027 96,325 7 8 3,816 8,268 99,216 8 9 3,930 8,516 102,190 9 10 4,049 8,772 105,269 10 11 4,170 9,036 108,430 12 12 4,295 9,306 111,675 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2080 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 38.75 43.40 58.12 19.37 39.95 43.40 59.92 19.97 41.15 43.40 61.73 20.58 42.38 44.50 63.57 21.19 43.65 45.83 65.48 21.83 44.96 47.21 67.44 22.48 46.31 48.63 69.47 23.16 47.70 50.09 71.55 23.85 49.13 51.59 73.70 24.57 50.61 53.14 75.92 25.31 52.13 54.74 78.20 26.07 53.69 56.37 80.54 26.85 CITY OF FORT WORTH Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026 Revised 07/21/2025 44 Hour Schedule 40 Hour Schedule Rank I Years from Step Per Pay Monthly Annual Step Hourly Acting Step Hourly Step HOF Years from Step Per Pay Monthly Annual Step Hourly Acting Rate Step Hourly Step HOF Grade/Job Code li Start Period Rate Rate OT Start Period Rate OT EMS Start 1 3,472 7,522 90,262 39.45 41.42 59.18 19.73 Start 1 3,472 7,522 90,262 43.40 54.93 65.09 21.70 ADMINISTRATION 1 2 3,579 7,755 93,059 40.67 42.71 61.01 20.34 1 2 3,579 7,755 93,059 44.74 54.93 67.11 22.37 OFFICER 2 3 3,687 7,989 95,863 41.90 43.99 62.85 20.95 2 3 3,687 7,989 95,863 46.09 54.93 69.13 23.04 3 4 3,797 8,227 98,728 43.15 45.31 64.73 21.58 3 4 3,797 8,227 98,728 47.47 54.93 71.20 23.73 4 5 3,911 8,474 101,691 44.45 46.67 66.67 22.22 4 5 3,911 8,474 101,691 48.89 54.93 73.34 24.45 5 6 4,029 8,729 104,749 45.78 48.07 68.67 22.89 5 6 4,029 8,729 104,749 50.36 54.93 75.54 25.18 6 7 4,150 8,991 107,890 47.15 49.51 70.73 23.58 6 7 4,150 8,991 107,890 51.87 54.93 77.81 25.94 7 8 4,274 9,261 111,134 48.57 51.00 72.86 24.29 7 8 4,274 9,261 111,134 53.43 56.10 80.15 26.72 8 9 4,402 9,539 114,462 50.03 52.53 75.04 25.01 8 9 4,402 9,539 114,462 55.03 57.78 82.55 27.52 9 10 4,534 9,825 117,894 51.53 54.10 77.29 25.76 9 10 4,534 9,825 117,894 56.68 59.51 85.02 28.34 10 11 4,670 10,119 121,430 53.07 55.73 79.61 26.54 10 11 4,670 10,119 121,430 58.38 61.30 87.57 29.19 12 12 4,810 10,423 125,070 54.66 57.40 82.00 27.33 12 12 4,810 10,423 125,070 60.13 63.14 90.20 30.07 NOTE: NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,288 1. Annual Hours 2080 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 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 Revised 07/21/2025 44 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Monthly Annual Per Pay Step Hourly Step Hourly Step Acting Rate Step HOF Grade/Job Code I Start I Period I Rate OT TELECOMMUNICATOR Start 1 2,244 4,862 58,344 25.50 28.56 38.25 12.75 1 2 2,312 5,009 60,106 26.27 28.56 39.41 13.14 2 3 2,380 5,158 61,890 27.05 28.56 40.58 13.53 3 4 2,452 5,312 63,744 27.86 29.25 41.79 13.93 4 5 2,526 5,472 65,666 28.70 30.14 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 2,513 5,445 65,345 28.56 31.99 42.84 14.28 1 2 2,589 5,610 67,318 29.42 31.99 44.13 14.71 2 3 2,677 5,800 69,601 30.42 31.99 45.63 15.21 3 4 2,757 5,974 71,683 31.33 32.90 47.00 15.67 4 5 2,840 6,153 73,834 32.27 33.88 48.41 16.14 5 6 2,925 6,338 76,053 33.24 34.90 49.86 16.62 6 7 3,012 6,527 78,318 34.23 35.94 51.35 17.12 7 8 3,103 6,723 80,675 35.26 37.02 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 Revised 07/21/2025 40 Hour Schedule TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Start 1 2,559 5,544 66,533 31.99 33.59 47.98 15.99 1 2 2,636 5,712 68,542 32.95 34.60 49.43 16.48 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 Source:HR Addendum B 8/26/2024 AddendumB FY2026 Fire Command Staff Pay Range Rank Grade Min $/hr Max $/hr Deputy EMS Officer 54.93 67.56 Fire Deputy Chief Y07 69.95 81.14 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: 09/16/25 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 25-0811 LOG NAME: 03FIRE STAFFING & SALARY ORDINANCE SUBJECT (ALL) Adopt Ordinances Prescribing Civil Service Staffing Levels and Salaries for the Fire Department Effective October 1, 2025 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt the attached ordinance to reflect the civil service staffing level in the Fire Department effective October 1, 2025; and 2. Adopt the attached ordinance prescribing the salaries for all civil service personnel in the Fire Department effective October 1, 2025. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) and the attached ordinances is to take actions associated with the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget for the Fire Department. Staffing Ordinance Adoption of the first ordinance will approve the civil service staffing level in the Fire Department for the coming fiscal year. In June the City Council adopted a staffing ordinance (Ordinance No. 27827-06-2025) to add eighteen Firefighter positions on a temporary, overage basis to accommodate new graduates from Class 99 of the Fire Academy when attrition and promotions had not occured as projected. Since that time sufficient attrition and movement has occurred, and adoption of the first attached ordinance will formally return the staffing level at the Firefighter classification back to 547. As of October 1, 2025, civil service staffing will consist of the following: Classification (Rank) Current Changes Initial May be in Today's FY2026 Adjusted Authorized Ordinance Authorized to Strength Strength Deputy EMS Officer 2 2 2 EMS Administration Officer 1 1 1 EMS Manager 6 6 6 EMS Supervisor 30 30 30 Lead Paramedic" 189 -8 181 137 Emergency Medical Technician 276 +8 284 328 (EMT)" Telecommunications Manager 1 1 1 Telecommunications Supervisor 7 7 7 Telecommunicator 31 31 31 EMS Subtotal 543 0 543 543 Fire Assistant Chief Fire Deputy Chief 6 6 6 Fire Battalion Chief 30 30 30 Fire Captain 92 92 92 Fire Lieutenant 143 143 143 Fire Engineer 228 228 228 Fire Fighter 565 -18 547 547 Fire Subtotal 1067 -18 1049 1049 Total 1610 -18 1592 1592 * Per the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 440, as amended by the Memorandum of Understanding, the Fire Chief is authorized to "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 provision was included to offer an efficient mechanism for addressing the fact that the personnel coming over from Medstar included more individuals who met 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. Language is included in the attached staffing ordinance to effect the contractual provision, with Council authorizing the Fire Chief to rebalance the allocation within the two noted ranks 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. The appropriate balance of EMT's and Paremedics in field operations are based on the current deployment need for Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS). 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. Salary Ordinance Adoption of the second ordinance will approve civil service salary levels for the coming fiscal year. This ordinance reflects the salary schedules for dual -role firefighter positions in year four of the current CBA (Fort Worth Contract No. 52862), which expires on September 30, 2026, and salary schedules for single -role EMS positions per the MOU modifying the CBA. If a new CBA is adopted prior to end of the 2026 fiscal year, another M&C may be brought forward to update the salary ordinance. Budgetary Note - 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. A Form 1295 is not required because: This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that approval of these recommendations will have no material effect on City funds. Submitted for Citv Manaaer's Office bv: Dianna Giordano 7783 Oriainatina Business Unit Head: Christianne Simmons 6222 Additional Information Contact: Expedited