O-2022-316 - 9/22/2022I ORDINANCE NO. 0-2022-316
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3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, CODE OF ORDINANCES
4 (2018 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,
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16 That Chapter 2, Section 2-78, Code of Ordinances (2018 Edition), City of Round
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Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by amending (d) and (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 2-78. Fire department.
(a) Establishment of fire department
(1) The Fire Department of the City of Round Rock is hereby created.
(2) The director of the fire department shall be the fire chief who shall be appointed by the
city manager. The fire chief shall be a licensed fire fighter and emergency medical
technician in the state, or shall obtain said accreditations within a reasonable amount of
time of taking the office. The fire chief shall not be a member of the classified service and
shall not be under the civil service protection.
(b) Powers and duties of the fire chief.
(1) The fire chief, as director of the fire department, shall carry out functions of the
department relating to public safety, and enforcement of fire prevention, fire inspection,
and fire regulation ordinances and state laws.
(2) The fire chief shall have supervision and control of the fire department, subject to the
direction of the city manager.
(3) The fire chief shall organize the fire department.
(4) The fire chief shall promulgate policies, procedures, rules, directives, and orders for the
administration of the department, including but not limited to discipline within the
department.
(c) Establishment of appointed position of assistant fire chief.
(1) The position of assistant fire chief is hereby created.
(2) Such position shall be filled by appointment of the fire chief in accordance with applicable
subsections of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 143.014.
0112. 20222; 4871-7959-0707/ss2
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(d) Firefighters civil service classifications and numbers of positions.
(1) V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 143, dealing with Municipal Civil Service for
firefighters, was implemented effective October 30, 2001. V.T.C.A., Local Government
Code § 143.021(a) thereof requires that the city's governing body establish the
classifications of all firefighters and prescribe the numbers of positions in each
classification.
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(2) The following civil service classifications are hereby established. The total number of positions
and the distribution of the positions within the established classifications may vary from year to year. Civil
Service Classifications as of September 2022:
Assistant Fire Chief -2
Battalion
,^ Chief - 9
Captain - 21
Lieutenant -W22
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Driver - 35
Firefighter - 67
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(e) Assignment pay plan. An assignment pay plan is hereby established for firefighters, and
assignment pay under such plan shall be paid in the following amounts and under the following conditions
as established by the fire department or by city ordinance. The maximum number of assignment pay
areas allowed for any firefighter not assigned to a FRAP team, arson team, technical rescue station,
hazmat station or a wildland station is two. The maximum number of assignment pay areas for a
firefighter assigned to a FRAP team, arson team, technical rescue station, hazmat station or a wildland
station is three (3).
(1) Technical rescue personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
assigned to a specialized technical rescue team which performs technical rescues, i.e.,
confined space rescue, heavy rescue, high angle rope rescue, swift water rescue, and
trench rescue. A technical rescue technician assigned to the technical rescue response
station shall be paid an additional $75.00 per month.
(2) Technical rescue team supervisor. The amount of $250.00 per month shall be paid to a
person who supervises the technical rescue team. In addition to having a mastery of the
specialized team training, the technical rescue team supervisor manages all three work
shifts, coordinates with outside vendors, and administers all programs dealing with
delivery of a comprehensive training and professional development program
encompassing technical rescue team goals and objectives.
(3) Hazardous materials personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to
persons assigned to a specialized hazardous materials response team which identifies,
stabilizes, and mitigates the community's exposure to hazardous chemicals. A hazardous
materials technician assigned to a hazardous materials response station shall be paid an
additional $75.00 per month.
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(4) Hazardous materials response team supervisor. The amount of $250.00 per month shall
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be paid to a person who supervises the hazardous materials team. In addition to being
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certified as a hazardous materials technician and having a mastery of the specialized
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team training, the hazardous materials response team supervisor manages all three work
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shifts, coordinates with outside vendors, and administers all programs dealing with
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delivery of a comprehensive training and professional development program
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encompassing hazardous materials team goals and objectives.
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Wildland fire personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
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assigned to a specialized wildland fire team which performs wildland duties. A firefighter
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on the wildland fire team assigned to the wildland fire response station shall be paid an
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additional $75.00 per month for a total of $150.00 per month.
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Wildland team Coordinator. The amount of $250.00 per month shall be paid to a person
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who coordinates the wildland personnel. A person serving in this role shall not be entitled
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to wildland fire team pay or wildland fire response station pay.
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Air management personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
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assigned to a specialized air management team which repairs, maintains, and annually
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tests self-contained breathing apparatus in accordance with NIOSH and NFPA
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standards.
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First responder advanced provider (FRAP) personnel. The amount of $300.00 per month
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shall be paid to Advanced - EMT FRAP personnel credentialed by the medical director.
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The amount of $500.00 per month shall be paid to EMT - Paramedic FRAP personnel
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credentialed by the medical director. Paramedics who are not participating as FRAP
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personnel team members shall not receive assignment pay.
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Fire Investigator/Arson Investigatorpersonnel. The amount of $150.00 per month shall be
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paid to a person assigned as an investigator certified by the Texas Commission of Fire
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Protection as a fire investigator and assigned by the Fire Chief. The amount of $300.00
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per month shall be paid to a person assigned to a specialized arson investigation team
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certified by the Texas Commission of Fire Protection as an Arson Investigator and
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assigned by the Fire Chief.
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Bilingual support team personnel. The amount of $100.00 per month shall be paid to
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members of a team composed of persons who are working on developing fluency in
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conversational Spanish and who successfully pass an annual level 1 examination in this
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area, and such team members shall handle Spanish translation responsibilities on
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assigned shifts. The amount of $200.00 per month shall be paid to members of a team
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composed of persons who speak conversational Spanish and who successfully pass an
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annual level 2 fluency examination, and such team members shall handle Spanish
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translation responsibilities as an essential function of their employment with the city. The
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battalion chief of training shall be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date roster of fire
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department bilingual support team personnel, scheduling the annual level 1 and level 2
1 examinations, and notifying the director of human resources of test outcomes and
2 eligibility of persons to receive such assignment pay.
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6 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
7 expressly repealed.
8 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
9 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
10 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
11 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this ordinance was adopted was posted
12 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
13 which this ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
14 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
15 Government Code, as amended.
16 Alternative 1.
17 By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the
18 Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate
19 days was dispensed with.
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20 READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of
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22 Alternative 2.
23 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
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25 READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
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4 CRA G M GAN, Mayor
5 City of Ro nd Rock, Texas
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10 MEAGAN S S, Citj Clerk