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Ord 07-51
Ord 07-51
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
Meeting Date:
12/19/2007
Title:
Re-number Authorized Strength in Fire Department Following EMS Merger
Submitted For:
Gerald Grimm
Submitted By:
Jane Tull, Fire Department
Department:
Fire Department

ACTION REQUEST (Brief Summary)

Amend Personnel Ordinance, Section 90, Division 2, Fire Department (90-151. Classes of Positions) in accordance with the requirements of Local Government Code, Chapter 143, Civil Service, renumbering authorized positions within the department following the merger of the Emergency Medical Services Department with the Fire Department.

Increase Captains from 11 to 12
Increase Engineers from 16 to 19
Increase Fire Fighters from 33 to 45

Increase Total Number of Classified Employees from 60 to 76

BACKGROUND

Merge EMS Department into the fire department.  

ANALYSIS

The merger of the EMS Department into the Fire Department will increase overall staffing, decrease employee costs, and enhance overall service delivery and quality of patient care in a pre-hospital environment.

ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

Status Quo.


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