Ordinance No. 16,049 ORDINANCE NO. 16,049
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS AND TITLES IN THE
CLASSIFICATION "SERVICE GROUP - FIRE" FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the number of positions and titles in the classification"Service Group- Fire"
for the Fire Department was last established by the City Council on the 28'h day of March, 2024,
via Ordinance No. 15,760, wherein the number of persons and names in each classification of the
Fire Department was provided as follows:
FireChief.........................................................................................1
Assistant Fire Chief.........................................................................4
Fire Battalion Chief.........................................................................6
Lieutenant ......................................................................................33
Fire Equipment Operator...............................................................25
Firefighter ......................................................................................98
Non-Fire Paramedic ...................................................................... 1;
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to rename three, existing classification titles to
align with industry standards to add three (3) position in the Firefighter Classification;
WHEREAS, the City Council is not changing the number of positions; and NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the number of positions in each classification in the Fire Department
shall be as follows:
FireChief.........................................................................................I
Assistant Fire Chief..........................................................................4
Fire Battalion Chief'Division Chief.................................................6
FireCaptain....................................................................................33
FireEngineer..................................................................................25
Firefighter ......................................................................................98
Non-Fire Paramedic ........................................................................I
' In accordance with Ordinance No. 12,130, if a person in the classification Non-Fire Paramedic
obtains his firefighter certification,a new position in the classification Firefighter shall be created,
and the classification and such person's position in the classification of Non-Fire Paramedic shall
be abolished.
Section 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the terms of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of
such inconsistency and in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances
regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
Section 3: If any provision, section, exception, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to any person or the set of circumstances,
shall for any reason be held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other persons or sets
of circumstances; and to this end, all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 23rd day of January, 2025.
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ARLES JO ON, Mayor
ATTEST:
F ,
A G JAC SO '('City Cl
APPROVED AS TO ORM:
SCOTT LEMOND, City Attorney
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