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File #: 23-6873    Version: 1 Name: 2023-2024 Fire Staffing Ordinance
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/16/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/4/2023 Final action: 12/4/2023
Title: An ordinance establishing the classifications and total number of authorized positions in each classification of the Mesquite Fire Department as of January 1, 2024.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance

Title

An ordinance establishing the classifications and total number of authorized positions in each classification of the Mesquite Fire Department as of January 1, 2024.

 

Body

The City Council reviews and approves the number of civil service positions/ranks in the Mesquite Fire Department (MFD).

 

This ordinance is regarding the MFD’s authorized positions for Fiscal Year 2023-24. These numbers have been reviewed and confirmed as accurate with the MFD and Budget Department. The numbers include the addition of fourteen (14) new positions as approved in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget. This year’s ordinance also includes a provision authorizing the City Manger to hire five (5) additional firefighters over the authorized amount as staffing may require.

 

Classification                     Number of Authorized Positions

 

Fire Chief                     1

Assistant Chief                     2

Battalion Chief                     6

Captain                     29

Lieutenant                     21

Driver Engineer                     36

Firefighter                     149

 

TOTAL                     244

 

Recommended/Desired Action

Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.

 

Attachment(s)

Ordinance

 

Drafter

Nick Domovich

 

Head of Department

Libby Craven