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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATIONS AND
POSITIONS IN THE DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT; CREATING CERTAIN POSITIONS;
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 26-0451 RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE
CLASSIFICATIONS AND PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN EACH
CLASSIFICATION FOR THE DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING REPEALER,
CUMULATIVE, AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 143.021, Texas Local Government Code, the City
Council of the City of Denton, is required by ordinance to prescribe the number of positions in
each classification for Fire Department personnel; and
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2026, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 26-0451 adopting
and approving a schedule of Authorized Positions relating to classification of fire fighters; and
WHEREAS, there are currently a total of 230 classified positions in the Fire Department;
and
WHEREAS, since the passage of Ordinance No. 26-0451, to enhance delivery of service
and improve efficiency, the Department recommends that the number of positions in the civil
service classification of Fire Lieutenant be increased by two (2), raising the total classified
positions in the Fire Department to 232; and
WHEREAS, since the passage of Ordinance No. 26-0451, the Fire Department has updated
the number of positions designated for certain classifications of Fire Department personnel as cited
below, and have submitted the revisions to the City Council for review and approval based on the
Department's determination that these changes are in the Department's best interest; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered these updated numbers and has found these
changes to be in the City's best interest and accordingly has determined that Ordinance No. 26-
0451 should be repealed and the following classification titles and total number of positions in the
Fire Department should be adopted; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 26-0451 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts and approves the following civil service
classifications of the Denton Fire Department and the number of positions in each classification is
established as follows:
(A) Assistant Fire Chief 2
(B) Battalion Chief — Operations 9
(C) Fire Marshal 1
(D) Community Risk Reduction Officer 1
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(E) Fire Training Captain
(F) EMS Captain
(G)
Captain — Operations
28
(H)
Deputy Fire Marshal III/Assistant
Fire Marshal
2
(1)
Fire Lieutenant
9
(J)
Driver
60
(K)
Deputy Fire Marshal II
1
(M)
Deputy Fire Marshal 1
7
(N)
Emergency Management
1
Program Manager
(0)
Firefighter
109
TOTAL: 232
SECTION 3. The number of positions in the civil service classification of Fire Lieutenant
in Section 2 of this ordinance is an increase of two (2) from the number in existence immediately
before the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City
of Denton, except where the provisions of the ordinance are in direct conflict with the provisions
such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and sections of this ordinance 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.
The motion to approve this Ordinance was made by Joe Holland and
seconded by Jill ,fester
, the Ordinance was passed and approved by the
following vote[ 6 - o 1:
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Chris Watts, Mayor:
Jordan Villarreal, District 1:
Nick Stevens, District 2:
Suzie Rumohr, District 3:
Joe Holland, District 4:
George Ferrie, At Large Place 5:
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Jill Jester, At Large Place 6:
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 27th
ATTEST:
KRISTI GILBERT, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
-day of October 2026.
CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
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