2015-306
%(+$1$%$1$-"$%.1,
2015306
AdditionalFileExists
AdditionalFileContainsRecordsNotPublic,AccordingtothePublicRecordsAct
Other
%(+$Ș2ș#§º«(´¯º¯§²¹
AmendedbyOrdinanceNo.201642112/13/16JR
ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -30� ,.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2013 -016 TO PRESCRIBE UPDATED
TITLES AND NUMBER OF POSITIONS FOR CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS OF FIRE
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL; PROVIDING REPEALER, CUMULATIVE AND
SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2013, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 2013 -016,
adopting and approving a schedule of Authorized Positions relating to classification of police
officers and fire fighters; and
WHEREAS, since the passage of Ordinance No. 2013 -016, the Fire Department has
updated the titles and number of positions designated for certain classifications of Fire Department
personnel 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 Denton Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1291 with whom the City
is a party under the Meet and Confer Agreement, agrees with the revisions as reflected in the
Second Amendment to Meet and Confer Agreement which the City Council has ratified and
adopted by Ordinance No. 2015 -260; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered these updated classification titles and
numbers and has found these changes to be in the City's best interest and accordingly has
determined that Ordinance No. 2013 -016 should be amended to reflect the revised classification
titles and total number of Fire Department positions.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 2013 -016 is hereby amended as provided herein.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts and approves a schedule prescribing the
revised titles and number of positions for the following Fire Department Classifications for FY
2015 -2016, as shown in the chart attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit
"A
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the City
of Denton, Texas, 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hereby repealed.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 4. 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,
Page 1
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.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval as provided by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the '26 day of�,� 015.
............ ..
.�..— �_...,. a...... �.
;I IRI A I I °S, MAYOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY: ' A
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
ANITA BURGESS, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
Page 2
Exhibit A
CLASSIFICATION
FY 2013 -2013
FY 2015 -2016
Fire Chief-
_ .......
mm..�...�...�._
......
�m......_......,._ ��.n..,._
� � ..�.
1
0 ..,...,,_
Assistant Fire Chief ........� _. �....
_...0 .�_ _ww.W�...
� .aa...
Fire Marshal
1
.�... m�
..n w.... ._............ ,...m......__�...
ion Chief — Operations
Battalion
�..
6
6
Deputy Fire Marshal....
_ 1
Emergency Management Program
1
1
Manager
l.:i lam_ �Ma�a;�e Aalt .....
1
.... .. �__ ._.�
0
...e.�,.
.... _n_ .� .....
Fire Community Services Officer
0
1
Captain ..._.......... �.
25 —_. ....
25
1.........,........�....-
Protection Specialist
42 w. .._„
1 m
Driver
4
Fire Inspector Specialist I��... m ...
.......v,._ 5 _—
_�.�..�._..... 6
Fire Inspector Specialist 11
0 (vacancy
....�...�
2
_ ..._._._._._...n
FirefighterSand recruits
768 ...
81
m
TOTALS " . ............. --t
172
Page 3