CC MEETING: February 21, 2017
DATE: February 14, 2017
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: John G. Murphy, Fire Chief
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Consider An Ordinance To Amend The Authorized Number Of Firefighter Civil Service Positions Within The Carrollton Fire Department.
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BACKGROUND:
On December 6, 2016 the City Council approved Ordinance No. 3779 designating the number of positions in each classification of firefighters within the Fire Department. The proposed ordinance amendments are necessary due to a recent reassignment within the Department designed to better meet the increased demands of the citywide fire inspection program. One team member from the Operations Division was reassigned to Fire Prevention as an Inspector. Since there are no designated ranks in Fire Prevention as there are in the Operations Division, this reassignment creates the need to fill the vacated sub apparatus operator position in the Operations Division.
The number of authorized sub apparatus operator positions will increase from 29 to 30 and the number of firefighter positions will be reduced from 62 to 61. The total number of classified positions within the Department will remain the same. The changes in the number of sub apparatus operator and firefighter positions within the Department are required and regulated by the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 143.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for these two changes is available in the Fire Operations Division’s FY17 operating budget.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends City Council approval of the attached ordinance amending Ordinance No. 3779 to increase the number of authorized sub apparatus operator positions and reduce the number of firefighter positions. The total number of classified positions within the Department will remain the same.