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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(a), "SENIORITY PAY," OF CHAPTER 6, <br />"FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND <br />PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER <br />CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING <br />AN 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 2023-2024 budget, the City Council has <br />authorized a change in base and seniority pay across all ranks; and <br />WHEREAS, in implementing the city's 2023-2024 budget, the City Council has <br />authorized a transition from biennial seniority increases to annual seniority increases; 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 the 2023-2024 budget year; <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(a), "Seniority Pay,": of Chapter 6, "Fire <br />Prevention and Protection," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas, is hereby <br />amended to read as follows: <br />"Sec. 6.02.004 Seniorit Pa <br />(a) Members of the mmmmfire ......depgj:tmentmmbelow_mthe mmmrank „mof mmchief shall beIT entitled to <br />receive .seniority ..fja ;.onmmthe..,basism.ofm fiears in rank achieved in the CtMof Paris. <br />Fire Ded2artment, said...seniorily.,4 ay. to be in addition to each firefthter s base <br />pay as follows: <br />