2023-013 - Amending Chapter 6, Article 6.02, Section 6.02.004, Seniority Pay in the Fire Department

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ORDINANCE N0. 2023 - 013 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 6.02.004, "SENIORITY PAY," OF CHAPTER 6, "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 firefighters 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 143.041 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, in implementing the city's comparable pay study in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 budget years, the City Council streamlined fire fighter seniority pay across all ranks; and WHEREAS, Civil Service law requires that this change be made by ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby formalizes the changes made to firefighter seniority pay in previous budget years; 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 6.02.004, "Seniority Pay,": of Chapter 6, "Fire Prevention and Protection," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6.02.004 Seniority Pay (a) Members of the fire department below the rank of chief shall be entitled to receive seniority pay on the basis of time in service and rank achieved in the City of Paris Fire Department, said seniority pay to be in addition to each firefighter's base pay as follows: