HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2005-O0096 - Amending Chapter 7-Language Of Subsec. 7.65; Assign Pay Civil Service Fire Dept. - 08/25/2005First Reading
August 25, 2005
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ORDINANCE NO. 2005-oo096
Second Reading
September 8, 2005
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE
LANGUAGE OF SUBSECTION 7.65 WITH REGARD TO ASSIGNMENT PAY FOR
CIVIL SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBliCATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
WHEREAS, Section 143.042 of the Local government Code provides that a
municipality may by Ordinance provide for assignment pay for certain civil service
employees who are performing specialized functions; and
WHEREAS, members of the Lubbock Fire Department are required to perform
extra duties in connection with the performance of such specialized functions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock finds it to be in the best
interest of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to provide for assignment pay to the Civil
Service members of said Department; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Subsection 7.65 of the Code or Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, BE and is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7.65. Fire Department -Authorization.
The City Council hereby authorized assignment pay in addition to
the regular pay received by Civil Service members of the following named
divisions of the Lubbock Fire Department due to the specialized functions
of such members:
(a) Fire prevention division (except for fire marshal).
(b) Fire training division.
(c) TCFP Haz-Mat Technician.
(d) Heavy Rescue Technician
(e) SCUBA Technician (Diver).
(f) SCBA Technician (Airpacks).
(g) TCFP Intermediate Instructor (only if assigned to Training
Division).
(h) TCFP Advanced Instructor (only if assigned to Training
Division).
(i) TCFP Master Instructor (only if assigned to Training Division).
(j) Certified Fitness Coordinator
(k) Medical Training Positions.
(I) Assistant Fire Marshal (only if assigned to Fire Prevention
Section).
(m)Deputy Fire Marshal (only if assigned to Fire Prevention
Section).
{n) Fire Investigator {only if assigned to Fire Prevention Section).
(o) Fire Inspector (only if assigned to Fire Prevention Section).
(p) Asbestos Abatement Team Member.
SECTION 2. THAT should any paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of
this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized to cause publication
of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method provided by law and
this Ordinance shall become effective ten days after its last publication.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 25th
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 8th
ATTEST:
Re15ecca Garza, Citysecretal)TCS
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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