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.-. ORDINANCE NO. 2013-003 � AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, AMENDING SEC.12-1, COMPOSITION OF DEPARTMENT, OF CHAPTER 12, FIRE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS BY RENAMING CERTAIN SUPERVISORY POSITIONS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ADDING THREE ADDITIONAL DRIVER ENGINEER POSITIOIVS; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SAME; 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, 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 Firefighters by ordinance; WHEREAS, the Fire Chief has requested a renaming of some of the supervisory positions in the Paris Fire Department to bring the Fire Department more in line with supervisory structure used in other municipal Fire departments; and WHEREAS, the intent of the City Council is merely to change the name of the rank/classifications within the Fire Department, the job descriptions will follow the name changes. It is not the Ciry Council's intent to create additional ranks/classifications by adoption of this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Fire Chief has also requested an increase in staffing in the Driver , Engineer position from six Drivers to nine Drivers to better meet the needs of the Fire Department and serve the community; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris Civil Service Commission has approved the new rank structure as follows: Fire Chief, Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal, Deputy Chief, Fire Captains, Driver Engineers, and Firefighters. 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. Prior to the effective date of this ordinance, the following classifications and number of positions in each classification in the Fire Department existed: (1) One (1) Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal