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ORDINANCE NO. <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, <br />AMENDING SECTION 6.02.004, "SENIORITY PAY," OF CHAPTER 6, "FIRE <br />PREVENTION AND PROTECTION," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE <br />CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS <br />RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A <br />SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the employment of firefighters in the City of Paris is governed by Chapter <br />143 of the Local Government Code which authorizes and governs dealing with Civil Service <br />employment; and, <br />WHEREAS, Section 143.041 of the Local Government Code further authorizes the <br />governing body of a municipality to provide additional compensation to fire fighters based <br />on longevity and/or seniority; and <br />WHEREAS, in implementing the city's comparable pay study in the 2021-2022 and <br />2022-2023 budget years, the City Council streamlined fire fighter seniority pay across all <br />ranks; and <br />WHEREAS, Civil Service law requires that this change be made by ordinance; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council hereby formalizes the changes made to firefighter <br />seniority pay in previous budget years; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />PARIS, TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby <br />in all things approved. <br />Section 2. That Section 6.02.004, "Seniority Pay,": of Chapter 6, "Fire Prevention <br />and Protection," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, is hereby amended to <br />read as follows: <br />"Se . 6.02.004 Seniori . Pa <br />(a) Members of the fire department below the rank of chief shall be entitled to <br />receive senioritz VU -on the basis of time in service and rank achieved in the Qty <br />of Paris Fire Department, said seniority a to be in addition to each firefighter's <br />base pay, as follows: <br />