16 - Ordinance Amending Section 12-5 Seniority Pay of Chapter 12 Fire Prevention and Protection

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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 12-5, "SENIORITY PAY," OF CHAPTER 12, "FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the employment of fire fighters in the City of Paris is governed by Chapter 143 of the Local Government Code which authorizes and governs dealing with Civil Service employment; and, WHEREAS, Section 143.021 of said Chapter 143 of the Local Government Code states that that the Civil Service Commission shall provide for the classification of all fire fighters and police officers, and the municipal governing body shall establish the classifications of police officers by ordinance; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris has established the classifications of fire fighters in Chapter 12 of the Code of Ordinances; and, WHEREAS, Section 143.041 of the Local Government Code further authorizes the governing body of a municipality to provide additional compensation to fire fighters based on longevity and/or seniority; and WHEREAS, the Paris Fire Department continues to face challenges in fire fighter recruitment and retention; and WHEREAS, the City Council has approved seniority pay to allow a fire fighter to attain the maximum seniority pay at eleven (11) years' service rather than at twenty (20) years' service as is currently the practice in the City of Paris in order to assist the Department's efforts to recruit and retain officers; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That Section 26-9(1) of Section 12-5, "Seniority Pay," of Chapter 12, "Fire Prevention and Protection," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) Members of the city fire department below the rank of chief shall be entitled to receive seniority pay, based on their rank and years of service in that rank