21 - Amending the Composition of the Fire Department

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Item No. 21 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Thomas McMonigle, Fire Chief SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO CITY ORDINANCE 6.02.001 DATE: January 24, 2022 BACKGROUND: The City Council, through the above ordinance, determines the composition of the fire department and the number of members in each rank. The current ordinance decrees that the fire department shall be composed of the fire chief, assistant fire chief, and forty-nine (49) members classified as follows: Four (4) deputy chiefs; Twelve (12) fire captains; Nine (9) engineers/drivers; and Twenty-four (24) firefighters. STATUS OF ISSUE: The Fire Marshal's Office is currently staffed by one (1) Deputy Chief holding the title of Fire Marshal who is responsible for everything related to fire prevention, plans review, fire inspections, and fire investigations. In order to satisfy an ever-increasing workload and meet the needs of development, we are requesting the addition of one person to the Fire Marshal's office. While we have used contract inspectors in the past, we believe that the demands of the office justify an additional full-time position. This will be an additional position within the department, holding the rank of Captain. We are asking that the ordinance be amended to read: The fire department of the city shall be composed of the fire chief, assistant fire chief, and fifty (50) members classified as follows: (1) Four (4) deputy chiefs; (2) Thirteen (13) fire captains; (3) Nine (9) engineers/drivers; and (4) Twenty-four (24) firefighters. BUDGET: The cost to implement this change will be absorbed in the approved budget for 2021- 2022. The additional position will be accounted for in future budgets.