Ordinance No. 12,116ORDINANCE NO.12,116
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,previously,the Chief of theCity of Baytown FireDepartmenthas
recommendedtotheCityCouncilthatcertainpositionsinthe Fire Departmentbereclassified
and renamed;and
thWHEREAS,thelastsuch recommendation wasapproved by the City Council onthe 10
day of September,2009,viaOrdinanceNo.11,184 whereinthenumber of personsineach
classification of theFireDepartmentwasestablishedasfollows:
Fire Chief 1
Assistant Fire Chief 3
(SubjecttoprovisionsenactedbyOrdinanceNo.8355)
Fire Battalion Chief 5
Lieutenant 21
Fire EquipmentOperator 15
Fire Fighter 58;and
WHEREAS,theCityCouncilnow desires toamendaclassificationin"ServiceGroup-
Fire"to update thenumber of positions in each classification and toincludethe positions created
inthe FY2012-13 budget;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1:Thatthenumber of positionsineachclassificationinthe Fire Department
shall be as follows:
Fire Chief 1
Assistant Fire Chief 3
(Subject to provisions enactedbyOrdinanceNo.8355)
Fire Battalion Chief 5
Lieutenant 24
Fire Equipment Operator 18
FireFighter 63
Section2:All ordinancesorparts of ordinances inconsistent with theterms of this
ordinanceareherebyrepealed;provided,however,thatsuchrepealshallbe only tothe extent of
such inconsistency andinallotherrespectsthisordinanceshallbe cumulative of other
ordinancesregulatingand governing the subject matter covered by thisordinance.
Section3:Ifanyprovision,section,exception,subsection,paragraph,sentence,
clause or phrase ofthis ordinance orthe application ofsametoany person orthesetof
circumstances,shallforanyreasonbeheldunconstitutional,voidorinvalid,suchinvalidityshall
notaffectthevalidityoftheremainingprovisionsofthisordinanceortheirapplicationtoother
persons orsetsof circumstances andtothisendall provisions ofthis ordinance are declared tobe
severable.
Section 4:This ordinance shalltakeeffect immediately fromand after its passage by
theCityCouncil of theCity of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED bythe affirmative vcfteof theCity Council ofthe
City of Baytown this the 19th day of November,2012.
rOONCARLOS,Mayor
ATTEST:^*^
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
NACIO RAMIREZ,SR.,GityAttorney
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