CC MEETING: DECEMBER 3, 2025
DATE: November 12, 2024
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Michael Thomson, Fire Chief
Rex Reddon, Executive Director of Public Safety
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Consider An Ordinance Designating The Number Of Positions In Each Classification Of Firefighters In The Carrollton Fire Department.
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BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agenda item is to amend Ordinance No. 4211, which was passed by the City Council on June 25, 2024, designating the number of positions in each classification of firefighters in the Carrollton Fire Department. This amendment shall reflect changes in the number of authorized Firefighter positions from 76 to 71, authorized Apparatus Operator positions from 57 to 59, and authorized Battalion Chief positions from 6 to 9 within the Fire Department. The change in the numbers of the specific classifications does not change the total number of authorized positions within the Fire Department. This agenda item is an amendment to the current ordinance to ensure that we maintain the correct number of Firefighter, Apparatus Operator, and Battalion Chief positions assigned to the Operations Division. Two of the reclassifications are due to reassignments to fill vacancies created by promotions in our Fire Prevention Division. The additional three approved reclassifications are to fill the new Battalion Chief positions approved as an addition to base in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for two reclassified Apparatus Operator positions will be absorbed into the Fire Department’s existing budget. The three Battalion Chief positions were included in the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 operating budget.
IMPACT ON COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY:
The reclassification of the three Battalion Chief positions will positively impact the Operations Division by improving the shift leadership and management by addressing the span of control as well as improving the overall shift communications, officer development, and incident command presence on large emergency incidents.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends City Council approval of the attached ordinance amending Ordinance No. 4211 to decrease the number of authorized Firefighter positions to 71, increase the number of authorized Apparatus Operator positions to 59, and increase the number of authorized Battalion Chief positions to 9.