File #: 18-3714    Version: 1 Name: Ord - MFD SCBA Technician Pay
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 9/24/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/15/2018 Final action: 10/15/2018
Title: An ordinance establishing self-contained breathing apparatus technicians as a specialized function of the Mesquite Fire Department (MFD) and authorizing assignment pay for members of the MFD who satisfy certain conditions and criteria, providing which members of the MFD will receive such assignment pay and repealing Ordinance No. 3117, effective October 15, 2018.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance - SCBA

Title

An ordinance establishing self-contained breathing apparatus technicians as a specialized function of the Mesquite Fire Department (MFD) and authorizing assignment pay for members of the MFD who satisfy certain conditions and criteria, providing which members of the MFD will receive such assignment pay and repealing Ordinance No. 3117, effective October 15, 2018. 

 

Body

The Mesquite Fire Department has certain employees assigned to test and maintain the Department’s self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) in compliance with manufacturer’s recommendations and applicable National Fire Protection Association and Texas Commission on Fire Protection standards. SCBA technician pay was first established by Ordinance No. 3117 on September 16, 1996. The monthly pay and the maximum number of technicians allowed have not been amended since the original ordinance. The new ordinance repeals Ordinance No. 3117, increases monthly pay from $60 per month to $125, and increases the maximum number of technicians from three to six.       

 

Recommended/Desired Action

Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.

 

Attachment(s)

Ordinance

 

Drafter

Mark Kerby

 

Head of Department

Mark Kerby