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HomeMy WebLinkAbout27845-08-2025 - City Council - OrdinanceOrdinance No. 27845-08-2025 Page 1 of 4 ORDINANCE NO. 27845-08-2025 AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE SALARY FOR EACH CLASSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 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 fighter position types and police officers and prescribe the number of positions in each classification; and WHEREAS, the City previously prescribed the salary for each classification in the Fire and Police Departments through provisions in the City’s annual budget appropriation ordinance; 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; and WHEREAS, salaries for the majority of the classifications in the Fire Department are currently set by and subject to a labor agreement; and Ordinance No. 27845-08-2025 Page 2 of 4 WHEREAS, on September 17, 2024, the Fort Worth City Council adopted Ordinance 27183-09-2024, establishing salaries for fire suppression personnel and executive leadership in the Fire Department for Fiscal Year 2025; and WHEREAS, with emergency medical services (EMS) transitioning to the Fire Department as of June 28, 2025, there was a need to adopt a supplemental salary ordinance for the Fire Department prescribing salaries for EMS personnel, including EMS telecommunications and executive leadership; and WHEREAS, the salary schedule originally adopted on June 24 did not designate salaries in some classifications for those with limited tenure; and WHEREAS, it is advisable to adopt a revised schedule that includes salaries for all tenures within the various EMS classifications to account for future hiring and promotions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1. Attached as Addendum A, and made a part of this ordinance by incorporation, are the salary schedules for emergency medical services personnel in the Fort Worth Fire Department civil service classifications below the classification of Deputy EMS Officer beginning June 28, 2025. These schedules set out the annual base pay for each listed civil service classification of emergency medical services personnel, also known as single-role fire fighters, in the Fort Worth Fire Department in accordance with 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 No. 27845-08-2025 Page 3 of 4 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, is the executive pay plan ranges for emergency medical services personnel in the Fort Worth Fire Department classifications at or above the classification of Deputy EMS Officer beginning June 28, 2025. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be cumulative of Ordinance 27183-09-2024 and 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 emergency medical services personnel in 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 Ordinance No. 27845-08-2025 Page 4 of 4 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. ATTEST: ______________________________ Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ___________________________________ Asst. City Attorney ADOPTED: August 12, 2025 EFFECTIVE: June 28, 2025 Addendum A CITY OF FORT WORTH Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications Highlighting indicates salaries added since version. adopted 6.24.25. Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026 Revised 07/17/2025 44 Hour Schedule 40 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Years from Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Step Monthly Annual Hourly Hourly Step Monthly Annual Hourly Hourly Grade/Job Code Start Period Rate Rate OT HOF Start Period Rate Rate OT 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 Years from Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Years from Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Step Monthly Annual Hourly Hourly Step Monthly Annual Hourly Hourly Grade/Job Code Start Period Rate Rate OT HOF Start Period Rate Rate OT HOF LEAD PARAMEDIC Start 1 2,471 5,354 64,247 28.08 31.45 42.12 14.04 Start 1 2,471 5A1 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 07/17/2025 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 31.45 35.22 47.17 15.72 1 2 2,851 W 32.4z rat U 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. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 44 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Start Step Per Pay Period Monthly Annual Step Hourly Acting Rate Step Hourly Step HOF Grade/Job Code Rate OT 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 Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Start Step Period Monthly Annual Hourly Rate Hourly HOF Rate OT Start 1 IK68 5,996 71,957 1 2 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 approximations 34.59 38.-A �1.89 17.30 38.-A M 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 Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Start Step Period Monthly Annual Hourly Rate Hourly HOF Rate OT Start 1 3,100 6,716 80,591 1 Z J,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 07/17/2025 44 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Step Per Pay Monthly Annual Step Hourly Acting Step Hourly Step Grade/Job Code Start Period Rate Rate OT HOF EMS Start 1 3,472 7,522 90,262 39.45 41.42 59.18 19.73 ADMINISTRATION 1 2 3,579 7,755 93,059 40.67 42.71 61.01 20.34 OFFICER 2 3 3,687 7,989 95,863 41.90 43.99 62.85 20.95 3 4 3,797 8,227 98,728 43.15 45.31 64.73 21.58 4 5 3,911 8,474 101,691 44.45 46.67 66.67 22.22 5 6 4,029 8,729 104,749 45.78 48.07 68.67 22.89 6 7 4,150 8,991 107,890 47.15 49.51 70.73 23.58 7 8 4,274 9,261 111,134 48.57 51.00 72.86 24.29 8 9 4,402 9,539 114,462 50.03 52.53 75.04 25.01 9 10 4,534 9,825 117,894 51.53 54.10 77.29 25.76 10 11 4,670 10,119 121,430 53.07 55.73 79.61 26.54 12 12 4,810 10,423 125,070 54.66 57.40 82.00 27.33 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,288 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 44 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Start Step Per Pay Period Monthly Annual Step Hourly Acting Rate Step Hourly Step HOF Grade/Job Code Rate OT EMS Minimum Maximum 40 Hour Schedule Years from Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Start Step Period Monthly Annual Hourly Rate Hourly HOF Rate OT Start 1 3,472 7,522 90,262 43.40 54.93 65.09 21.70 1 2 3,579 7,755 93,059 44.74 54.93 67.11 22.37 2 3 3,687 7,989 95,863 46.09 54.93 69.13 23.04 3 4 3,797 8,227 98,728 47.47 54.93 71.20 23.73 4 5 3,911 8,474 101,691 48.89 54.93 73.34 24.45 5 6 4,029 8,729 104,749 50.36 54.93 75.54 25.18 6 7 4,150 8,991 107,890 51.87 54.93 77.81 25.94 7 8 4,274 9,261 111,134 53.43 56.10 80.15 26.72 8 9 4,402 9,539 114,462 55.03 57.78 82.55 27.52 9 10 4,534 9,825 117,894 56.68 59.51 85.02 28.34 10 11 4,670 10,119 121,430 58.38 61.30 87.57 29.19 12 12 4,810 10,423 125,070 60.13 63.14 90.20 30.07 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2080 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 40 Hour Schedule Years from Per Pay Step Acting Step Step Start Step Period Monthly Annual Hourly Rate Hourly HOF Rate OT Minimum I I 4,395 9,522 114:261 54.93 Maximum 5,405 11,711 140530 67.56 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,080 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 07/17/2025 44 Hour Schedule Rank Years from Per Pay Step Hourly Start Step period Monthly Annual Rate Acting Rate Step Hourly OT Step HOF Grade/Job Code 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 t0 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 TIONS SUPERVISOR Start 1 2,513 5,445 65,345 1 2 2,589 5,610 67,318 2 3 2,677 5,800 69,601 3 4 2,757 5,974 71,683 4 5 2,840 6,153 73,834 5 6 2,925 6,338 76,053 6 7 3,012 6,527 78,318 7 8 3,103 6,723 80,675 8 9 3,196 6,925 83,100 9 10 3,292 7,133 85,594 10 11 3,391 7,346 88,157 12 12 3,493 7,568 90,811 NOTE: 1. Annual Hours 2,288 2. Monthly and Annual rate are approximations 44 Hour Schedule 28.56 31.99 42.84 14.28 29.42 31.99 44.13 14.71 30.42 31.99 45.63 15.21 31.33 32.90 47.00 15.67 32.27 33.88 48.41 16.14 33.24 34.90 49.86 16.62 34.23 35.94 51.35 17.12 35.26 37.02 52.89 17.63 36.32 38.14 54.48 18.16 37.41 39.28 56.12 18.71 38.53 40.46 57.80 19.27 39.69 41.67 59.54 19.85 Addendum B Command Staff Pay Range for EMS Personnel in Fire, eff 6/28/2025 Rank Grade Min $/hr Max $/hr Fire Deputy EMS Officer Z07 54.93 67.56 Fire Assistant Chief Y08 78.59 91.17 Fire Chief 311 78.40 129.36 CITY OF FORT WORTH Fire EMS Civil Service Classifications Salary Schedule for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026 Revised 07/17/2025 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 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication DATE: 08/12/25 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 25-0709 LOG NAME: 36EMS NO STEP SALARIES SUBJECT (ALL) Adopt Revised Ordinance Prescribing Salaries for the Emergency Medical Services Personnel in the Fire Department RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached revised ordinance prescribing salaries for Emergency Medical Services personnel in the Fire Department, effective June 28, 2025, to ensure coverage for all classifications regardless of time in grade. DISCUSSION: The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) and the attached ordinance is to fill in gaps on the salary schedule for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel that the City Council approved on June 24, 2025 (M&C 25-0632, Ordinance 27830-06-2025). 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. When the MOU was originally negotiated, the salary schedule that was developed was tied to the specific personnel working at MedStar at the time. For some positions and classifications, salaries began at Step 1, 2, or 3 because all individuals in those positions at MedStar had sufficient time -in -grade to qualify for the step in question. If MedStar did not have any lesser tenured personnel in a classification, the entry and lower step salaries did not get defined because they were not needed. On further consideration, staff realized those entry and lower -step salaries may be needed in the future as the City begins training new EMS personnel and existing personnel promote through the ranks. The City contacted the 440, and both parties mutually agreed to sign a new MOU, interpreting the previously approved one and filling in the gaps on the salary schedule. Adoption of the attached ordinance will revise the one adopted in June and prescribe the salaries for all tenures within each classification of EMS personnel in the Fire Department in accordance with state law and the adopted Collective Bargaining Agreement. The newly added salaries are indicated by highlighting in the attached schedule. Funding is budgeted in the Emergency Medical Services Fund for the Fire Department. 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 upon approval of the recommendation, funds are available in the current operating budget, as previously 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 5806 Oriainatina Business Unit Head: Jim Davis 6801 Additional Information Contact: Ashley Clement 8505