22-1985ORDiNANCE NO. 22-1985
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON ESTABLISHING CLASSIFICATIONS ANDPOSITIONS rN THE DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT; CREATING AND ELIMINATINGCERTAIN POSITIONS; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 22-957 RELATING TOESTABLiSHrNG THE CLASSIFICATIONS AND PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OFPOSITIONS IN EACH CLASSIFICATION FOR THE DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT:PROVIDING REPEALER, CUMULATIVE, AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; ANDDECLARING 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 May 3, 2022, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 22-957 adopting andapproving a schedule of Authorized Positions relating to classification of fire fighters; and
WHEREAS, since the passage of Ordinance No. 22-957, 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 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determined that Ordinance No. 22-957 should be repealed and the following classification titles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 Ordinance No. 22-957 is hereby repealed.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)(B)(C)(D)
(E)(F)
(G)(H)
(1)(J)(K)(L)
Assistant Fire Chief
Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal
Battalion Chief – OperationsAssistant Fire Marshal
Fire Community Services OfficerFire Training Captain
1
1
9
1
1I
1
28
1
54
2
7
EMS Captain
Captain – OperationsDeputy Fire Marshal IIIDriver
Deputy Fire Marshal II
Deputy Fire Marshall I
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(M) Emergency Management
Program Manager
(N) Firefighter
I
97
TOTAL: 205
SECTION 3. The number of positions in the civil service classification of Captain
Operations - in Section 2 of this ordinance is an increase of three (3) from the number in existence
immediately before the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. The number ofpositions in the civil service classification of Driver in Section
2 of this ordinance is an increase of five (5) from the number in existence immediately before the
effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 5. The number of positions in the civil service classification of Deputy Fire
Marshall I in Section 2 of this ordinance is an increase of one (1) from the number in existence
immediately before the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. The number of positions in the civil service classification of Firefighter in
Section 2 of this ordinance is a decrease of three (3) from the number in existence immediatelybefore the effective date of this ordinance.
SECTION 7. 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 8. 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 urlconstitutionality 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.
Section 9. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval as provided by law.
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Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor:
Vicki Byrd, District 1 :
Brian Beck. District 2:
Jesse Davis. District 3 :
Alison Maguire, District 4 :
Brandon Chase McGee
At Large Place 5
Chris Watts, At Large Place 6 ,/\
, 2022.PASSED AND APPROVED thi, th, \?b day of adC)bef
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:MACK REINWAND, CITY ATTORNEY
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