RES-7939 Amending Budget and Position Control System Related to Fire Department ClassificationsRESOLUTION NO. 7939
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING THE DELETION OF
ONE FIRE BATTALION CHIEF (POSITION
CONTROL #1327) AND GRANTING THE
RECLASSIFICATION OF ANOTHER FIRE
BATTALION CHIEF (POSITION CONTROL #5) AT
RANGE 515 ($4653-$5967) TO THE CLASSIFICATION
OF ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, RANGE 545 ($5404-
6930) WHICH IS TO BE ADDED TO SCHEDULE B -TOP
MANAGEMENT RESOLUTION NO, 7878, AND FURTHER
DIRECTING STAFF TO AMEND THE POSITION
CONTROL SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT'
S BUDGET TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES.
WHEREAS,
the Fire Chief has requested a study to create a new Assistant Fire Chief
Position to adequately deal with the new changes due to the recent reorganization of
the Fire Department; and WHEREAS,
he has indicated that this goal can be accomplished through a reclassification
of one Battalion Chief (Position Control #5), while deleting another Battalion
Chief (Position Control #1327); and WHEREAS,
the Personnel Department has conducted a study into the request to determine
the new level of duties and responsibilities of the newly proposed Assistant Fire
Chief position; and WHEREAS,
a thorough evaluation into the request reveals that the scope of duties and
the new level of responsibilities are comparable to those with the responsibility of being "
second in command" of a department; and WHEREAS,
Personnel, with support from the City Manager's Office,recommends
that one position of Fire Battalion Chief (Position Control #5) be reclassified
to a new classification of Assistant Fire Chief, and this new position be added
to Schedule B, Top Management Resolution #7878; and WHEREAS,
the new position should receive a 5% increase in salary adjustment on February
23, 1992, along with members of the Top Management Resolution; and WHEREAS,
the Personnel Department further recommends that in order to provide
adequate funding for the newly created Assistant Fire Chief position, another
Fire Battalion Chief (Position Control #1327) be deleted from the Fire Management
Resolution #7672.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Orange does hereby authorize staff to do the following:
Delete one Fire Battalion Chief (Position Control #1327) from Fire Management
Resolution #7672;
Reclassify one Fire Battalion Chief (Position Control #5) at Range 515 ($4653-
5967) to the new classification of Assistant Fire Chief at Range 545 ($5404-
6930), and be added to Schedule B of Top Management Resolution No, 7878;
An additional 5 % increase in salary adjustment will be granted in February along
with other members of the Top Management Resolution, This increase will move
the Assistant Fire Chief from Range 545 to Range 555,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby direct staff to
amend the Position Control System and the Fire Department budget to reflect these
changes,
ADOPTED this ~ day of January 19~,
GENE BEYER
Mayor of the City of Orange
ATTEST:
J a~-~-?~City Clerk
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FR D
L. BARRERA, MAYOR PRO TEM I hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21 st day of January , 19~
by the following vote:AYES:NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS:
STEINER, BARRERA, COONTZ, SPURGEON COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR BEYER A-~~~City
Clerk
of. e ~ Orange Reso.7939
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