O-2017-4581 - 7/13/2017 I ORDINANCE NO. 0-2017-4581
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3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, CODE OF ORDINANCES
4 (2010 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK TEXAS, BY AMENDING
5 SECTION 2-78(D) REGARDING CLASSIFICATIONS AND POSITIONS
6 AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-78(E) REGARDING ASSIGNMENT
7 PAY; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF
8 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR A
9 SAVINGS CLAUSE.
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11 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
12 TEXAS:
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16 That Chapter 2, Section 2-78, Code of Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of Round
17 Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by amending (d) and (e) to read as follows..
18 Sec. 2-78. Fire department.
19 (a) Establishment of fire department.
20 (1) The Fire Department of the City of Round Rock is hereby created.
21 (2) The director of the fire department shall be the fire chief who shall be appointed by the
22 city manager. The fire chief shall be a licensed fire fighter and emergency medical
23 technician in the state, or shall obtain said accreditations within a reasonable amount of
24 time of taking the office. The fire chief shall not be a member of the classified service and
25 shall not be under the civil service protection.
26 (b) Powers and duties of the fire chief.
27 (1) The fire chief, as director of the fire department, shall carry out functions of the
28 department relating to public safety, and enforcement of fire prevention, fire inspection,
29 and fire regulation ordinances and state laws.
30 (2) The fire chief shall have supervision and control of the fire department, subject to the
31 direction of the city manager.
32 (3) The fire chief shall organize the fire department.
33 (4) The fire chief shall promulgate policies, procedures, rules, directives, and orders for the
34 administration of the department, including but not limited to discipline within the
35 department.
36 (c) Establishment of appointed position of assistant fire chief.
37 (1) The position of assistant fire chief is hereby created.
38 (2) Such position shall be filled by appointment of the fire chief in accordance with applicable
39 subsections of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 143.014.
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2 (d) Firefighters civil service classifications and numbers of positions.
3 (1) V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 143, dealing with Municipal Civil Service for
4 firefighters, was implemented effective October 30, 2001. V.T.C.A., Local Government
5 Code § 143.021(a) thereof requires that the city's governing body establish the
6 classifications of all firefighters and prescribe the numbers of positions in each
7 classification.
8 (2) The following civil service classifications are hereby established, and the following
9 numbers of positions in each classification are hereby prescribed:
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Civil Service Classification Number of Positions
Assistant fire chief 4 2
Battalion chief 9
I Captain 18
Lieutenant Lieutenant 14-9 1_9�� �
Driver 134 30
11 Firefighter �54 56
Total 4-34-134
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12 (e) Assignment pay plan. An assignment pay plan is hereby established for firefighters, and
13 assignment pay under such plan shall be paid in the following amounts and under the following conditions
14 as established by the fire department or by city ordinance. The maximum number of assignment pay
15 areas allowed for any firefighter not assigned to a FRAP team, arson team, technical rescue station,
16 hazmat station or a wildland station is two. The maximum number of assignment pay areas for a
17 firefighter assigned to a FRAP team, arson team, technical rescue station, hazmat station or a wildland
18 station is three.
19 (1) Technical rescue personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
20 assigned to a specialized technical rescue team which performs technical rescues, i.e.,
21 confined space rescue, heavy rescue, high angle rope rescue, swift water rescue, and
22 trench rescue. A technical rescue technician assigned to the technical rescue response
23 station shall be paid an additional $75.00 per month.
24 (2) Technical rescue team supervisor. The amount of $250.00 per month shall be paid to a
25 person who supervises the technical rescue team. In addition to having a mastery of the
26 specialized team training, the technical rescue team supervisor manages all three work
27 shifts, coordinates with outside vendors, and administers all programs dealing with
28 delivery of a comprehensive training and professional development program
29 encompassing technical rescue team goals and objectives. A person serving in this role
30 will not be entitled to technical rescue team pay or technical rescue response station pay.
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1 (3) Hazardous materials personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to
2 persons assigned to a specialized hazardous materials response team which identifies,
3 stabilizes, and mitigates the community's exposure to hazardous chemicals. A hazardous
4 materials technician assigned to a hazardous materials response station shall be paid an
5 additional $75.00 per month.
6 (4) Hazardous materials response team supervisor. The amount of$250.00 per month shall
7 be paid to a person who supervises the hazardous materials team. In addition to being
8 certified as a hazardous materials technician and having a mastery of the specialized
9 team training, the hazardous materials response team supervisor manages all three work
10 shifts, coordinates with outside vendors, and administers all programs dealing with
11 delivery of a comprehensive training and professional development program
12 encompassing hazardous materials team goals and objectives. A person serving in this
13 role will not be entitled to hazard materials response team pay or hazardous materials
14 response station pad
15 (5) Wildland fire personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
16 assigned to a specialized wildland fire team which performs wildland duties. A firefighter
17 on the wildland fire team assigned to the wildland fire response station shall be paid an
18 additional $75.00 per month for a total of$150.00 per month.
19 (6) Wildland team Coordinator. The amount of$250.00 per month shall be paid to a person
20 who coordinates the wildland personnel. A person serving in this role shall not be entitled
21 to wildland fire tearn pay or wildland fire response station pay.
22 (7) Air management personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
23 assigned to a specialized air management team which repairs, maintains, and annually
24 tests self-contained breathing apparatus in accordance with NIOSH and NFPA
25 standards.
26 (8) First responder advanced provider(FRAP) personnel. The amount of$100.00 per month
27 shall be paid to firefighters assigned to a paramedic school while acquiring special
28 medical training and prior to being assigned to a specialized first responder advanced
29 provider (FRAP) team. The amount of $200.00 per month shall be paid to firefighters
30 while undergoing the medical director's clearing process. The amount of $300.00 per
31 month shall be paid to EMT-intermediate or equivalent certification to FRAP team
32 members credentialed by the medical director. The amount of $375.00 per month shall
33 be paid to EMT-paramedic FRAP team members credentialed by the medical director.
34 Paramedics and intermediates who are not participating as FRAP team members shall
35 not receive assignment pay.
36 (9) Arson investigators. The amount of $150.00 per month shall be paid to a person
37 assigned to a specialized arson investigation team certified by the Texas Commission of
38 Fire Protection as an arson investigator and assigned by the Fire Chief.
39 (10) Administrative assignment. The amount of $300.00 per month shall be paid to a person
40 who is assigned by the Fire Chief to perform one of the following administrative roles:
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I training specialist; training officer; emergency preparedness coordinator; battalion chief of
2 prevention (fire marshal); fire inspector; emergency medical coordinator; or special
3 projects. For special projects assignment only, a prorated amount of$1.875 per hour will
4 be received for special projects that last less than 30 days. A person temporarily
5 assigned to light duty, modified duty, or administrative assignment during a disciplinary
6 investigation is not eligible for administrative assignment pay.
7 (11) Bilingual support team personnel. The amount of $100.00 per month shall be paid to
8 members of a team composed of persons who are working on developing fluency in
9 conversational Spanish and who successfully pass an annual level 1 examination in this
10 area, and such team members shall handle Spanish translation responsibilities on
11 assigned shifts. The amount of $200.00 per month shall be paid to members of a team
12 composed of persons who speak conversational Spanish and who successfully pass an
13 annual level 2 fluency examination, and such team members shall handle Spanish
14 translation responsibilities as an essential function of their employment with the city. The
15 battalion chief of training shall be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date roster of fire
16 department bilingual support team personnel, scheduling the annual level 1 and level 2
17 examinations, and notifying the director of human resources of test outcomes and
18 eligibility of persons to receive such assignment pay.
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20 II.
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22 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
23 expressly repealed.
24 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
25 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
26 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
27 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this ordinance was adopted was posted
28 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
29 which this ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
30 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
31 Government Code, as amended.
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I Alternative 1.
2 By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the
3 Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate
4 days was dispensed with.
5 READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of
6 , 2017.
7 Alternative 2.
8 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
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10 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
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14 CR GR APYmayor
15 City of F round R , Texas
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17 ATTEST:
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20 SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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