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ORDINANCE NO. 93-2965
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIE~, TEXAS
PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE NO.
91-2855 TO ELIMINATE THE POSITION OF FIRE
MARSHAL; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF PERSONNEL IN THE FIREFIGHTER
CLASSIFICATION; SEYERABILITY CLAUSE;
CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS CLAUSE;
PUBLICATION CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on May 5, 1990, the City of Plainview held a referendum to
determine whether state civil service should be adopted for the City of Plainview Fire
Department, and the results of the referendum were to adopt state civil service law
for the Plainview Fire Department effective November 1, 1990; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 90-2841, a classification system for the
City of PLainview Fire Department was established and later amended by Ordinance
No. 91-2855; and
WHEREAS, in an effort 'to effect an economy in operations and a betterment in
municipal services, the City Council finds it to be in the best interests of the City
to further amend the classification of fire personnel by eliminating the position of
Fire Marshal and increasing the number of personnel in the Fire fighter classification;
NOLO, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Plainview that:
SECTION I.
The City of Plainview, in the interest of economy and efficiency, hereby eliminates
the position of Fire Marshal and assigns the duties of Fire Marshal to the Assistant
Fire Chief, who shall be appointed by the Fire Chief and serve at his/her pleasure.
SECTION II.
The classification of all firefighters subject to state civil service law and the number
of authorized positions in each classification are hereby provided as follows:
CLASSIFICATION
# OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
* Fire Chief 1
* Assistant Fire Chief 1
Captain 3
Lieutenant 3
Equipment Operator 15
Firefighter 12
* Senior Clerk 1
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* Denotes non-civil service position
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SECTION III.
Should any section, subsection, or any portion hereof be deemed invalid for any
reason, such holding shall not render or invalidate any other section, sub-section,
sentence, provision, clause, phrase, or word severable therefrom and the same shall
be deemed severable for this purpose,
SECTION IV.
Provisions of this ordinance are cumulative'and nothing herein shall prevent, alter,
or diminish the applicability or enforcement of other ordinances restricting,
regulating or governing the subject matter herein.
SECTION V.
All ordinances or portions of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas in
conflict herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof.
SECTION V
This ordinance shall be of full force and effect upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of August, 1993.
E.V. Ridlehuber, Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen McBeth, City Secretary
~D~A~ T/~ CO/NT~T:
~)irec~r ~,; P 'u~'~ ~afety
APPROVED AS TO, FORM:
Wall~y Hat~14, City A~torney