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ORDINANCE NO. 10251
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022
STAFFING ORDINANCE BY TEMPORARILY ADDING TWO (2)
FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, it is necessary to revise the position for the ultimate efficiency and
functionality for the Fire Department; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
being deleted, underscore indicates matter being added)
SECTION 1.
The following section captioned “Fire” “of Ordinance No. 10085, being the 2022 Staffing
Ordinance, is amended as follows:
Fire
Fire Chief 1
Deputy Fire Chief 2
Assistant Fire Chief 3
Fire Captain 33
Emergency Medical Officer 31
Fire Engineer 36
Fire Inspector 3
Firefighter \[38\]40*
Administrative Technician 1
Senior Office Assistant 1
Total \[149\] 151
*2 Firefighter FTEs added temporarily due to upcoming promotions by Ordinance on 08/22/2022. Firefighter staffing
level will revert back to 38 once the promotional ranks are filled. This will allow a more realistic hire number for the
next fire Academy to maintain staffing and operational efficiency.
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
the intent of this Ordinance to implement the transactions described therein.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall be deemed to amend the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget with respect to
the allocation of positions within the Fire Department and shall become effective on the date of
final action by the Mayor and City Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on July 25, 2022 .
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on August 8, 2022 .
President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
☒ Approved on August 9, 2022 .
□ Disapproved on based on the following objections:
_
Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
□ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
□ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on
□ Council action on _______ failed to override the Mayor’s veto.
President of City Council
ATTEST
City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-18
BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PROPOSED
ORDINANCE
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 25, 2022
TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Nicholas A. Gradisar, Mayor
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Barb Huber, Fire Chief
Marisa Pacheco, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 STAFFING ORDINANCE
BY TEMPORARILY ADDING TWO (2) FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS WITHIN THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SUMMARY:
The Fire Department requests to adjust its staffing by temporarily adding two additional Firefighter
positions.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
On December 28, 2021, Ordinance No. 10085 was approved by City Council. This Ordinance
provided authorized staffing for Fiscal Year 2022.
BACKGROUND:
The Fire Department is requesting to temporarily add two additional Firefighter positions to
authorized staffing. The additional positions will allow the department to begin recruitment for
another Fire Academy that is of a sufficient size.
The Fire Department currently has authorized staffing of thirty-eight (38) Firefighters. There are
currently seven (7) Firefighter vacancies. There are currently two (2) vacancies in the Emergency
Medical Officer rank/classification. It is anticipated that the Emergency Medical Officer vacancies,
which are promotions, will be accomplished through the promotion of existing Firefighters. This
will result in a total of nine (9) vacancies in the Firefighter classification when these promotions
are ultimately accomplished.
However, Firefighter selection activities and extension of employment offers for the next Fire
Academy will occur just before these promotions occur. Therefore, without this temporary
increase in staffing, only seven candidates can be selected vs. the nine to fill the vacancies that
will actually exist once the promotions occur. In the spirit of managing City resources most
efficiently, an academy of nine is far more desirable than holding an academy of seven now and
then a second one later when these vacancies were anticipated in advance. This will also allow
the Department to maintain optimum staffing levels and move trained recruits onto the floor as
soon as operationally feasible. Finally, this is also important to maintain the required staffing levels
under the SAFER grant.
Therefore, in anticipation of these promotions, and in order to run an efficient upcoming Fire
Academy, the Fire Department requests City Council approval to temporarily add two (2)
Firefighter positions to authorized staffing for a total of forty (40). The additional Firefighter
positions will be abolished once the promotions occur.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
This request is budget neutral. No additional funding is needed to accomplish this change for
2022 as the Fire recruits will start employment after the promotions have occurred and the funding
will therefore be available. This ordinance just allows for the extension of employment offers to
an additional two Firefighter candidates.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
The no action alternative would be to retain current staffing levels which result in a smaller, less
efficient Fire Academy and will cause staffing vacancies until the next academy, which is
operationally and financially less ideal.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.