O-2016-3438 - 5/12/2016I ORDINANCE NO. 0-2016-3438
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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 CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS
6 AND NUMBERS OF POSITIONS AND SECTION 2-78(E) REGARDING
7 ASSIGNMENT PAY; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND
8 PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND
9 PROVIDING FOR A 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, Subsection (d) and Subsection (e), Code of
17 Ordinances (2010 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, are hereby amended to read as
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Sec. 2-78. Fire department.
(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.
(2) The following civil service classifications are hereby established, and the following
numbers of positions in each classification are hereby prescribed:
.Civil Service Classification
i Number of Positions
.Assistant fire chief
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.Battalion chief
169
Captain
i 18
Lieutenant
118
Driver
131
Firefighter
14654
Total
142-2131
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I (e) Assignment pay plan. An assignment pay plan is hereby established for firefighters, and
2 assignment pay under such plan shall be paid in the following amounts and under the following conditions
3 as established by the fire department or by city ordinance. The maximum number of assignment pay
4 areas allowed for any firefighter not pa#fsipating-as-assigned to a FRAP team Fnem)-eef arson team,
5 technical rescue station, hazmat station or a wildland station is two, witty -the eXGepti„n GfaRy firefighter
6 -signed f„ a teGhRiGal FeSG ,e er a hazmat ;4 The maximum number of assignment pay areas for a
7 firefighter assigned to a FRAP nor ennel ai;d fer nen GRAD nor ennel aSSigRed to a fenhniGal reSGUe er a
8 hazmat statisateam, arson team, technical rescue station, hazmat station or a wildland station; is three.
9 (1) Technical rescue personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
10 assigned to a specialized technical rescue team which performs technical rescues, i.e.,
11 confined space rescue, heavy rescue, high angle rope rescue, swift water rescue, and
12 trench rescue. A technical rescue technician assigned to the technical rescue response
13 station shall be paid an additional $75.00 per month.
14 (2) Technical rescue team supervisor. The amount of $250.00 per month shall be paid to a
15 person who supervises the technical rescue team. In addition to having a mastery of the
16 specialized team training, the technical rescue team supervisor manages all three work
17 shifts, coordinates with outside vendors, and administers all programs dealing with
18 delivery of a comprehensive training and professional development program
19 encompassing technical rescue team goals and objectives.
20 (3) Hazardous materials personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to
21 persons assigned to a specialized hazardous materials response team which identifies,
22 stabilizes, and mitigates the community's exposure to hazardous chemicals. A hazardous
23 materials technician assigned to a hazardous materials response station shall be paid an
24 additional $75.00 per month.
25 (4) Hazardous materials response team supervisor. The amount of $250.00 per month shall
26 be paid to a person who supervises the hazardous materials team. In addition to being
27 certified as a hazardous materials technician and having a mastery of the specialized
28 team training, the hazardous materials response team supervisor manages all three work
29 shifts, coordinates with outside vendors, and administers all programs dealing with
30 delivery of a comprehensive training and professional development program
31 encompassing hazardous materials team goals and objectives.
32 (5) Wildland fire personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
33 assigned to a specialized wildland fire team which performs wildland duties. A firefighter
34 on the wildland fire team assigned to the wildland fire response station shall be paid an
35 additional $75.00 per month for a total of $150.00 per month.
36 (6) Wildland team Coordinator. The amount of $250.00 per month shall be paid to a person
37 who coordinates the wildland personnel.
38 (57) Air management personnel. The amount of $75.00 per month shall be paid to persons
39 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
standards.
(68) First responder advanced provider (FRAF) personnel. The amount of $100.00 per month
shall be paid to-persens-spesial�,, rained iR r-ned;Gal adva^sed life suppert shills a^
assiq R;eRt by the R;e_4jGal d;reGt^r iRtG the CROP GFedonfirliRg r.r„r,ess firefighters
assigned to a paramedic school while acquiring special medical training and prior to
being assigned to a specialized first responder advanced provider (FRAP) team. The
amount of $200.00 per month shall be paid to FRAP team members Unon heron FRAP-
r•reeddntialed by the medipal direGtor firefighters while undergoing the medical director's
clearing process. The amount of $300.00 per month shall be paid to persons „per, the
GGMP'et!en„-of G)Re year aacv-a vredeRtialeedDR-rR cD teeam.m. Meernber.D—FRAP
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teammembers,
Gemnosed of naramed'vs and "ntermediutev-
Use-speGialiZ g4prment GPeferrx�-advaRGed-med+Ga1-iate+a�entiea e^ t, these requiring
EMT -intermediate or equivalent
certification to FRAP team members credentialed by the medical director. The amount of
$375.00 per month shall be paid to EMT -paramedic FRAP team members credentialed
by the medical director. Paramedics and intermediates who are not participating as
FRAP team members shall not receive assignment pay.
(7) E-p4pw.Fgennv medlinal noerrlinator, The a_MG6IRt Of $300.00 per meRth shall be paid tG a-
peFSGR
FRAPProgFaras, fiFSt FespendeF GFOa tiGR--(F44Q4--pr9qr-ams, and all PFGgFa+ass
aSSOGiated eIiVer-YGf a-GeMPrehnnc stn fir��y �cr'I GRAD/FRO nrnnra UdiRg
emeFgeRGY medioal c sires tralninrt and health and safety
the ion nhief of prevents
GGRStRiOR, enforoes fire GGGIes issue ritatinnc and develops and maintains written
(9) Arson investigators. The amount of $17550.00 per month shall be paid to a person
assigned to a specialized arson investigation team certified by the Texas Commission of
Fire Protection as an arson investigator and assigned by the Fire Chief.
(40) gattaliGP GhiGf Of PF9VeRtiOn (fir-- marshao. The amGuRt ef $390.90 per MGRth shall be
aFSGn nvestinatnrs r,rd'nates with ou deye ars andadM7RisterS all _P S
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10) Administrative assianment. The amount of $300.00 per month shall be paid to a person
who is assigned by the Fire Chief to perform one of the following administrative roles:
traininq specialist; training officer: emergency preparedness coordinator; battalion chief of
prevention (fire marshal); fire inspector; emergency medical coordinator; or special
proiects. For special projects assignment only, a prorated amount of $1.875 per hour will
be received for special projects that last less than 30 days. A person temporarily
assigned to light duty. modified duty or administrative assignment during a disciplinary
investiaation is not eliaible for administrative assignment pay.
training— whG—supervises train lnn &noGiausts—and--t_he ernergeaGY e
GGerdinates with n +side V eRdeFe and admini +oro all nrnnr me dealing
seMprehensive—#aiRing and prefessio,,al—develepmeRt—prEgran
emergeneY medliGal seFViGeS trainingfire based traininghealth aprJ
and! firo o ppressi methGds.
(131) Bilingual support team personnel. The amount of $100.00 per month shall be paid to
members of a team composed of persons who are working on developing fluency in
conversational Spanish and who successfully pass an annual level 1 examination in this
area, and such team members shall handle Spanish translation responsibilities on
assigned shifts. The amount of $200.00 per month shall be paid to members of a team
composed of persons who speak conversational Spanish and who successfully pass an
annual level 2 fluency examination, and such team members shall handle Spanish
translation responsibilities as an essential function of their employment with the city. The
battalion chief of training shall be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date roster of fire
department bilingual support team personnel, scheduling the annual level 1 and level 2
examinations, and notifying the director of human resources of test outcomes and
eligibility of persons to receive such assignment pay.
(14) SpeGial PFGj9GtS Per-SOPPel. The @FRGURt Gf $309.00 PeF FRORth shall be paid to a peFSG14
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ve-isssigaed -b�-� T„ef +�-p�„T�,�Gial-per
projeGtS th;-;t Ia;G_t fG_.F It -966 thaR 39 days shall be prorated at a rate of $1.875 per I 19UP.
/'I!.,,� ) E-meFgePG-ypreparedqeS6per month shall -b --paid o
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State, Gno feialo _ n+am e-rity'_s emernennY n atin nlaR, tr-zinc
the city' redlnn to re pend! mitigate and r GVer fro
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I disastaFs—Thus PeFSGR GeardiRates with ot side VeRdOFS,
2 dealing with delivery Of a GE)Mprehensive training and pmfess'GRal deVelepment PFOgFam
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7 A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
8 expressly repealed.
9 B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
10 invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
11 C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
12 hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this ordinance was adopted was posted
13 and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
14 which this ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
15 formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
16 Government Code, as amended.
17 Alternative 1.
18 By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the
19 Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate
20 days was dispensed with.
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21 READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of
22 2016.
23 Alternative 2.
24 READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
25 .2016.
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READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
, 2016.
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ALAITMCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
ATTEST:
NE&AIrl ISARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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