Ordinance No. 13,924ORDINANCE NO. 13,924
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN EACH
CLASSIFICATION IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS, the number of positions in the Fire Department was last established by the
City Council on the 27th day of July, 2017, via Ordinance No. 13,533, wherein the number of
persons in each classification of the Fire Department was provided as follows:
FireChief.........................................................................................1
AssistantFire Chief.........................................................................4
(Subject to provisions enacted by Ordinance No. 8355)
FireBattalion Chief.........................................................................5
Lieutenant......................................................................................34
Fire Equipment Operator...............................................................24
Firefighter......................................................................................88
Non -Fire Paramedicl................................................................2; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to add one (1) position in the Fire Equipment
Operator Classification; 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.........................................................................................1
Assistant Fire Chief.........................................................................4
(Subject to provisions enacted by Ordinance No. 8355)
FireBattalion Chief.........................................................................5
Lieutenant......................................................................................34
Fire Equipment Operator...............................................................25
Firefighter......................................................................................88
Non -Fire Paramedicl........................................................................2
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 tins 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 e of the City Council of the
City of Baytown this the 25`x' day of October, 2018. / 1
ATTEST:
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LET CIA BRYSCH, City rk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIREZ, SRCity Attorney
STEP)HEItIT.-DONCARLOS,
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