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ORDINANCE NO. 26-3786
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE CLASSIFICATION
AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW; PROVIDING A REPEALER; PROVIDING
A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, HUB International performed a Classification and Compensation
Study ("Study") for the City of Plainview (the "City") for the purpose of updating the City's
classification and compensation plan; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City to offer competitive salaries and benefits to
retain and attract the most highly qualified employees; and
WHEREAS, the Study recommends adjustments to the City's current classification
and compensation plan to better align actual salaries with the prevailing rates paid for
similar occupations in the public sector; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, 2026, the City Council of the City of Plainview approved
Ordinance No. 26-3784, authorizing the adoption of a classification and compensation
plan for all employees of the City in accordance with the Study and the City's Personnel
Policy; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Plainview now desires to amend the
classification and compensation plan for Fire Department employees.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The findings and recitals outlined above are found to be true and correct
and are hereby adopted and approved.
SECTION 2. The classification and compensation plan for City employees is hereby
amended to include Exhibit 'A" which is incorporated herein for all purposes and which
shall supersede and replace the existing Fire/EMS Pay Plan.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4. All other terms and provisions of the Code of Ordinances, City of Plainview,
not in conflict herewith and not hereby amended shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 5. Should any paragraph, section, sentence, phrase, clause or word of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 6. After its adoption and publication as provided by law, this Ordinance shall take
effect on April 20th, 2026 and thereafter shall be in full force and effect.
PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading this 14th.4ay of April, 2026.
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ATTEST:
Belinda HinojcUa City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ted Chanbefloir, City Manager
CERTIFICATION AS TO
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS:
Vannesa Rincon, InIm Director of Finance
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Matt Murray, Ofy Attorney
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EXHIBIT "A"
CITY OF PLAINVIEW
Effective as of April 20, 2026
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Fire / EMS Pay
Plan
Based on 2920 hours
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Grade
Job Title
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9
FF01
Cadet
16.21
FF02
Firefighter
18.97
19.24
19.51
19.78
20.06 20.34 20.63 20.92 21.21
FF03
Fire Equipment Operator
21.51
21.81
22.12
22.43
22.74 23.06 23.38 23.71 24.04
FF04
Fire Lieutenant
24.38
24.72
25.07
25.42
25.78 26.14 26.51 26.88 27.26
FF05
Fire Captain
27.64
28.03
28.42
28.82
29.22 29.63 30.05 30.47 30.90
FF06
Fire Marshal (Based on 2080 hours)
38.80
39.34
39.89
40.45
41.02 41.60 42.18 42.77 43.37
FF07
Training Captain (Based on 2080 hours)
43.98
44.60
45.23
45.86
46.50 47.15 47.81 48.48 49.16
Per
Per
Per
STEP-UP PAY
Hour
12-hr Shift
24-hr Shift
Firefighter Step 2 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
2.27
27.24
54.48
Firefighter Step 3 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
2.00
24.00
48.00
Firefighter Step 4 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
1.73
20.76
41.52
Firefighter Step 5 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
1.45
17.40
34.80
Firefighter Step 6 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
1.17
14.04
28.08
Firefighter Step 7 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
0.88
10.56
21.12
Firefighter Step 8 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
0.59
7.08
14.16
Firefighter Step 9 to Fire Equipment Operator Step 1
0.30
3.60
7.20
Fire Equipment Operator Step 1 to Lieutenant Step 1
2.87
34.44
68.88
Fire Equipment Operator Step 2 to Lieutenant Step 1
2.57
30.84
61.68
Fire Equipment Operator Step 3 to Lieutenant Step 1
2.26
27.12
54.24
Fire Equipment Operator Step 4 to Lieutenant Step 1
1.95
23.40
46.80
Fire Equipment Operator Step 5 to Lieutenant Step 1
1.64
19.68
39.36
Fire Equipment Operator Step 6 to Lieutenant Step 1
1.32
15.84
31.68
Fire Equipment Operator Step 7 to Lieutenant Step 1
1.00
12.00
24.00
Fire Equipment Operator Step 8 to Lieutenant Step 1
0.67
8.04
16.08
Fire Equipment Operator Step 9 to Lieutenant Step 1
0.34
4.08
8.16
Fire Lieutenant Step 1 to Fire Captain Step 1
3.26
39.12
78.24
Fire Lieutenant Step 2 to Fire Captain Step 1
2.92
35.04
70.08
Fire Lieutenant Step 3 to Fire Captain Step 1
2.57
30.84
61.68
Fire Lieutenant Step 4 to Fire Captain Step 1
2.22
26.64
53.28
Fire Lieutenant Step 5 to Fire Captain Step 1
1.86
22.32
44.64
Fire Lieutenant Step 6 to Fire Captain Step 1
1.50
18.00
36.00
Fire Lieutenant Step 7 to Fire Captain Step 1
1.13
13.56
27.12
Fire Lieutenant Step 8 to Fire Captain Step 1
0.76
9.12
18.24
Fire Lieutenant Step 9 to Fire Captain Step 1
0.38
4.56
9.12