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AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 030965 SECTION 4. TO CONVERT
AND RECLASSIFY 24 FIREFIGHTER I POSITIONS TO 24
FIREFIGHTER II-EMS POSITIONS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1,
2017 PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 030964 AND
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 030964 passed on September 20, 2016, the City Council, as
the governing body for the City of Corpus Christi, accepted the settlement of Grievance
No. 2013-07 and Grievance No. 2013-09 between the Fire Union and the City of Corpus
Christi and authorized the City Manager to enter such Settlement Agreement.
WHEREAS, based upon Resolution No. 030964 and the Settlement Agreement, the City
will convert 24 current Fire Fighter I positions to 24 Fire Fighter II-EMS positions within
the current authorized compliment effective February 1, 2017 to help staff medic units 3
and 6. This settlement does not create a staffing requirement or any additional positions
above the authorized compliment.
WHEREAS, the conversion and reclassification will result in changes to the number of
Firefighter II — EMS positions (+24) and the number of Firefighter l's (-24) but no change
in the overall authorized compliment of(414) effective February 1, 2017.
WHEREAS, pursuant to §143.021 Texas Local Government Code, the Corpus Christi
City Council shall prescribe the number of positions in each classification.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 030965 is amended by converting and reclassifying 24
current Fire Fighter I positions to 24 Fire Fighter II-EMS positions within the current
authorized compliment effective February 1, 2017 and shall read as follows:
"SECTION 4. Firefighter Positions
The number of positions authorized for each firefighter classification in the Fire
Department shall be:
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031049 INDEXED
Firefighter— 110*
Firefighter II- EMS — 133
Firefighter II — Engineer— 73
Fire Captain — 79
Battalion Chief— 13
Assistant Fire Chief— 4
Deputy Fire Chief— 1
Fire Chief— 1
FY16-17 TOTAL 414
*This number may be temporarily increased by graduates from a fire academy
authorized by the City Manager, which temporary increase shall be reduced to
budgeted total through attrition. "
SECTION 2. This ordinance is effective February 1, 2017.
That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second
reading on this the 1"It'"6ay of , '017, by the following vote:
Dan McQueen t; �. ., 0
en Molina
Rudy Garza �! Lucy Rubio 1)!
Paulette Guajardo I d Greg Smith
Michael Hunter ! Carolyn Vaughn IW
Joe McComb
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this
the c9`tr day of hJAQ,a- , 2017, by the following vote:
Dan-McQueen V&QL – Ben Molina I
Rudy Garza / . Lucy Rubio 14
Paulette Guajardo l 1
' Greg Smith `i f
40
Michael Hunter OtAeCarolyn Vaughn
Joe McComb -----4— I
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the .4" th day of Lli.,‘ ,' 2-0 11
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: January 2017 Legistar Number: 17-0058
Agenda Item:
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 030965 Section 4. to convert and reclassify 24 Firefighter I positions
to 24 Firefighter II-EMS positions effective February 1, 2017 pursuant to Resolution No. 030964 and
settlement agreement.
Amount Required: (Amount to be Certified) $ 100,822.11
Fund Name Accounting Unit Account Activity No. Amount
No.
General Fund 1020-12010-093 510100 100,822.11
Total 100,822.11
❑ Certification Not Required
a .
Director of Financial Services
Date: JAN 1 6 2017