Ordinance No. 6,150920213 -4
ORDINANCE NO. 6150
• AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN; PROVIDING FOR
THE REALLOCATION OF POSITIONS WITHIN CERTAIN
CLASSIFICATIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE STATUS OF PRESENT
EMPLOYEES; AMENDING THE BUDGET ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1,
1991 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1992, TO REFLECT SUCH
RECLASSIFICATION AND REALLOCATION OF POSITIONS;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, the Chief of the City of Baytown Fire Department
has recommended to City Council that certain positions in the
Fire Department be reclassified, certain positions be renamed and
the number of certain positions within such classifications be
reallocated; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of the City of Baytown Fire Department
has made these recommendations based upon his personal study of
such classifications, the future needs of the Fire Department and
his experience within such department; and
WHEREAS, these recommended changes would assist the orderly,
efficient operation of the Fire Department and assist in
attaining the goals of economy, and efficiency through
strengthening the chain of command, balancing command
responsibility, and providing the Fire Department with a broader
command staff; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown
finds that the goals of efficiency and economy would best be
served by reclassifying the "Fire Marshall" to the rank and title
of "Assistant Fire Chief ", who shall also be known as the "Fire
Marshall ", by renaming "Fire Captain" to "Fire Battalion Chief"
and reducing the number by one (1) position, adding three (3)
Lieutenants positions and reducing the number of Fire Equipment
Operators by six (6).
Section 2: That such additions and reductions shall be
effective upon the effective date of this ordinance, however, no
present member of the classified service shall suffer any
decrease in salary or loss of position and that such
reclassification and reallocation should be achieved through
promotion or attrition within the budget year.
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• Section 3: That the budget of the City
fiscal year October 1, 1991 to September 30,
of Baytown for the
1992, as adopted by
Ordinance No. 6002
is hereby amended to read
as follows:
FIRE
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Fire Chief
1
3088 -4972
Assistant Fire Chief
2
2664 -4182
Fire Battalion Chief
4
2358 -3494
Total
7
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Lieutenant
19
2184 -3210
Fire Equipment Operator
15
2025 -2951
Firefighter
30
1879 -2614
Mechanic
1
1621 -2306
Fire Secretary
1
1744 -2502
Fire Dispatcher
5
1509 -2127
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Total
71
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Section 4: If any provisions, section, exception,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
ordinance or the application of same to any person or 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 5: 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 6: 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 13th day of
February, 1992.
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• ATTEST:
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E LEEN P. , C ty Clerk
ACIO RAMIR Z, SR , C1 y Attorney
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